Table 1
Summary of clinical data and molecular defects detected in 66 patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
| n | Sex- Age | History (relatives affected) | Tumor Location | Stage at DX | Extracolonic Cancersa | Gene | DNA Sequence Change | Amino Acid Change | ACMG Classification [11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Status | MLH1 met | BRAF V600E | ||||||||||
| 1 | M-42 | 1: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | transversum | na | G; P; Ur | MLH1 | c.896_897insC | p.Pro300SerfsTer7 | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 2 | M-55 | 3: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | transversum | na | none | MLH1 | c.392C>G | p.Ser131Ter | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 3 | F-49 | 1: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | transversumn | IIA | G; E | MLH1 | c.392C>G | p.Ser131Ter | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 4 | M-32 | 1: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | transversum | IIA | none | MLH1 | c.392C>G | p.Ser131Ter | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 5 | M-33 | 1: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | ascendens | IIA | none | MLH1 | c.392C>G | p.Ser131Ter | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 6 | F-48 | positive family history; NS | ascendens | na | E | MLH1 | c.1602del | p.Asn535IlefsTer56 | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 7 | F-43 | 2: 1st; 3: 2nd degree | descendens | na | G; P; Ur | MLH1 | c.896_897insC | p.Thr372ThrfsTer7 | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 8 | F-60 | 2: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | caecum | IIA | none | MLH1 | c.392C>G | p.Ser131Ter | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 9 | F-41 | 1: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | caecum | na | E | MLH1 | c.1667+1del | p.? | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 10 | F-29 | 1: 1st; 2: 2nd; 2: 3rd degree | descendens | na | none | MLH1 | c.392C>G | p.Ser131Ter | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 11 | F-24 | 1: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | caecum | IIA | E | MLH1 | c.244A>G | p.Thr82Ala | likely pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 12 | M-40 | 1: 1st degree | ascendens | IIA | none | MLH1 | c.244A>G | p.Thr82Ala | likely pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 13 | M-55 | 1: 2nddegree | caecum | IIA | none | MLH1 | c.244A>G | p.Thr82Ala | likely pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 14 | M-38 | 2: 1st; 2: 2nd; 2: 3rd degree | ascendens | IIA | P; B | MLH1 | c.62C>T | p.Ala21Val | likely pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 15 | F-57 | 1: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | ascendens | na | B | MLH1 | c.683T>C | p.Leu228Pro | likely pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 16 | M-15 | 1: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | transversum | IIA | E | MSH2 | c.2211-2A>C | p.? | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 17 | F-41 | 2: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | caecum | IIA | E | MSH2 | c.2211-2A>C | p.? | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 18 | M-50 | 1: 1st; 2: 2nd; 2: 3rd degree | transversum | IIA | E | MSH2 | c.2211-2A>C | p.? | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 19 | M-41 | 3: 2nd degree | rectosygma | IIIC | E | MSH2 | c.209_211+11del | p.? | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 20 | M-46 | 1: 1st; 4: 2nd; 2: 3rd degree | rectum | na | G | MSH2 | c.1786-1788del | p.Asn596del | likely pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 21 | F-31 | 1: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | ascendens | IVA | none | MSH6 | c.(?_-152)_(260+1_261-1) | p.? | pathogenic | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 22 | F-44 | 1: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | rectum | IIIB | E | MSH6 | c.458+1G>T | p.? | pathogenic | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 23 | F-44 | 2: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | transversum | IIIA | O | MSH6 | c.2384T>C | p.Ile795Thr | VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 24 | M-81 | 1: 1st degree | rectum | IIIC | none | PMS2 | gene inversion | – | pathogenic | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 25 | M-61 | 1: 1st degree | sygma | IIIB | none | PMS2 | gene inversion | – | pathogenic | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 26 | M-31 | 1: 1st degree | caecum | IIA | none | PMS2 | c.(803+1_804-1)_ (*1_?)del | p.? | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 27 | M-39 | 1: 1st degree | ascendens | IIIC | E | PMS2 | c.(803+1_804-1)_ (*1_?)del | p.? | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 28 | M-68 | 1: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | rectosygma + caecum | IIA | none | PMS2 | c.2192_2196del | p.Leu731CysfsTer3 | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 29 | M-65 | 1: 1st degree | caecum | na | none | PMS2 | c.1327del | p.Pro443ThrfsTer16 | pathogenic | [+] | [+] | [–] |
| 30 | M-40 | positive family history; NS | caecum | na | none | PMS2 | c.(803+1_804-1)_ (*1_?)del | p.? | pathogenic | [+] | [–] | [–] |
| 31 | F-53 | 2: 2nd degree | caecum + rectum | IIIB | E | PMS2 | c.418G>A | p.Ser128Leu | VUS | [+] | [+] | [–] |
| 32 | F-59 | 3: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | rectum | IIA | E; G; T; L | PMS2 | c.934A>G | p.Met312Val | VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 33 | F-53 | 2: 1st; 3: 2nd; 3: 3rd degree | sygma | in situ | L | PMS2 | c.726G>A | p.Gly207Glu | VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 34 | M-53 | 2: 1st degree | caecum | IIIA | B | CHEK2 | c.1100del | p.Thr367fs | pathogenic | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 35 | M-52 | positive family history; NS | caecum | na | none | CHEK2 | c.470T>G | p.Ile157Ser | likely pathogenic | [+] | [+] | [–] |
| 36 | F-51 | 1: 1st; 1: 2nd; 2: 3rd degree | rectum | na | B; P | CHEK2 | c.374T>G | p.Phe125Cys | VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 37 | F-59 | positive family history; NS | sygma | IV | none | CHEK2 | c.1313A>G | p.Asp438Gly | VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 38 | M-57 | positive family history; NS | ascendens | IIIB | none | FANCL | c.2T>C | p.Met1Thr | pathogenic | [+] | [+] | [+] |
| 39 | F-43 | 3: 2nd; 1: 3rd degree | transversum | IIA | G; R | FANCL | c.1111_1114dup ATTA | p.Thr372Asnfs | VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 40 | M-64 | 2: 1st degree | rectum | IIIC | none | FANCL | c. 1111_1114dup ATTA | p.Thr372Asnfs | VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 41 | F-42 | 1: 1st degree | caecum | na | E; B | FANCM | c.2953del | p.Glu985ArgfsTer3 | pathogenic | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 42 | M-75 | 2: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | rectum | na | G | FANCM | c.643G>A | p.Glu215Lys | VUS | [+] | NA | [–] |
| 43 | F-53 | 1: 1st; 1: 3rd degree | transversum | I | none | BRIP1 | c.2392C>T | p.Arg798Ter | pathogenic | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 44 | M-55 | 1 : 1st; 1: 2nd; 2: 3rd degree | ascendens | IIIC | L | BRIP1 | c.2392C>T | p.Arg798Ter | pathogenic | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 45 | M-50 | 1: 1st; 3: 2nd degree | rectum | IIB | E; G | ERCC2 | c.1403C>T | p.Pro468Leu | pathogenic | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 46 | F-38 | 1: 1st; 4: 2nd degree | ascendens | na | G; P | BLM | c.481G>A | p.Asp161Asn | VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| c.4446_4451dup; | p.Glu1482_ | likely | ||||||||||
| 47 | M-60 | 2: 1st degree | rectum | IIA | O; P | BRCA2; | c.545C>T | Thr1483dup; | pathogenic; | [–] | NA | [–] |
| BLM | AACAGA | p.Thr182Ile | VUS | |||||||||
| 48 | M-44 | 1: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | transversum | IIIB | T | APC; | c.4073C>T; | p.Ala1358Val; | VUS; VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| PALB2 | c.2792T>G | p.Leu931Arg | ||||||||||
| 49 | M-55 | 1: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | caecum | IIIB | none | KIT; | c.1688T>A; | p.Ile563Lys; | VUS; VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| PALB2 | c.2792T>G | p.Leu931Arg | ||||||||||
| 50 | F-70 | 2: 1st degree | sygma | IIB | none | CDH1 | c.1348T>A | p.(Tyr450Asn) | VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 51 | M-59 | 1: 1st degree | ascendens | na | none | CEP57 | c.154C>T | p.Arg52Cys | VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 52 | F-50 | 2: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | transversum | na | B | EZH2 | c.821G>A | p.Arg274Lys | VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 53 | M-17 | 1: 2nd degree | rectum | IIIC | R | KIT | c.2484C>T | p.Asn828Asn | VUS | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 54 | M-49 | 2: 2nd degree | caecum | na | E | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 55 | M-37 | positive family history; NS | caecum | IIB | none | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [+] | [+] | [–] |
| 56 | M-47 | 2: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | caecum | IIA | none | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 57 | M-67 | 3: 1st; 1: 2nd; 2: 3rd degree | caecum | IIIB | E; B | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 58 | F-43 | 1: 2nd degree | transversum | na | none | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 59 | F-30 | 1: 2nd; 1: 3rd degree | rectum | IIIC | none | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 60 | M-49 | 3: 2nd degree | rectum | na | Br | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 61 | F-64 | 2: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | rectum | IIB | L; B | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 62 | F-62 | 2: 1st; 1: 3rd degree | crassl | na | E | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 63 | M-65 | 1: 1st; 3: 2nd degree | rectosygma | IIIC | E | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 64 | F-53 | 1: 1st degree | crassl | IV | B; E | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [–] | NA | [–] |
| 65 | F-38 | 1: 1st degree | caecum | IIA | E | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [+] | [+] | [–] |
| 66 | F-78 | 2: 1st degree | ascendensc | na | R; B; Ur | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] | [–] | NA | [–] |
DX: diagnosis; ACMG: classification according to the American Collage of Medical Genetics [11]; MSI: microsatellite instability; MLH1 met: methylation of the promoter of the MLH1 gene; BRAF V600E; V600E somatic mutation in the BRAF gene; VUS: variant of unknown significance; NS: not specified; NA: not analyzed.

Figure 1
Number of patients in different subgroups based on the number of polyps and MSI status of their tumors at diagnosis. M: male; F: female; P: Proximal colon (caecum, ascendens, transversum); D: distal colon (descendens, sigma, rectum).

Figure 2
Distribution of deleterious variants in 66 patients with HNPCC. The distribution of the mutations in different genes in the two subgroups of HNPCC patients divided by the MSI status of their tumors is also shown.

Figure 3
Distribution of deleterious variants in 41 patients with polyposis syndrome. The distribution of the mutations in different genes in the two subgroups of patients divided by the number of polyps at diagnosis is also shown.
Table 2
Summary of clinical data and molecular defects detected in 41 patients with polyposis syndromes.
| n | Sex- Age | Clinical DX | Number of Polyps | Type of Polypsa | Family History (relatives affected) | Extracolonic Cancersb | Affected Gene | DNA Sequence Change | Amino Acid Change | ACMG Classification [11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M-40 | FAP | >100 | AD | 2: 1st; 1: 2nd; 4: 3rd degree | none | APC | c.-19+2475_*2113+34050del | whole gene deletion | pathogenic |
| 2 | M-38 | FAP | >100 | AD | positive NS family history; | G | APC | c.-19+5016_*2113+20168del | whole gene deletion | pathogenic |
| 3 | F-29 | FAP | >100 | AD | 2: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | none | APC | c.-19+5016_*2113+20168del | whole gene deletion | pathogenic |
| 4 | F-33 | FAP | >100 | AD | 2: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | none | APC | c.-19+2475_*2113+34050del | whole gene deletion | pathogenic |
| 5 | F-29 | FAP | >100 | AD | 1: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | none | APC | c.1269G>A | p.Trp423Ter | pathogenic |
| 6 | M-35 | FAP | >100 | AD | 1: 1st; 5: 2nd degree | none | APC | c.1660C>T | p.Arg554Ter | pathogenic |
| 7 | M-32 | FAP | >100 | AD | 2: 1st degree | G | APC | c.3183_3187del | p.Gln1062Terfs | pathogenic |
| 8 | F-59 | FAP | >100 | AD | 1: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | none | APC | c.3183_3187del | p.Gln1062Terfs | pathogenic |
| 9 | M-38 | FAP | >100 | AD | 1: 1st; 1: 2nd degree | none | APC | c.3199_3202del | p.Ser1068GlyfsTer57 | pathogenic |
| 10 | M-52 | FAP | >100 | AD | no family history | none | APC | c.3404_3405del | p.Tyr1135fsTer | pathogenic |
| 11 | F-38 | FAP | >100 | AD | 2: 1st; 1: 3rd degree | none | APC | c.3927_3931del | p.Glu1309AspfsTer4 | pathogenic |
| 12 | M-44 | FAP | >100 | AD | 1: 1st degree | none | APC | c.3927_3931del | p.Glu1309AspfsTer4 | pathogenic |
| 13 | F-39 | FAP | >100 | AD | no family history | none | APC | c.904C>T | p.Arg302Ter | pathogenic |
| BMPR1A; | c.-152-2A>G; | p.?; | pathogenic; | |||||||
| 14 | M-9 | FAP | >100 | JP | 1: 1st degree | none | KIT | c.2484C>T | p.Asn828Asn | VUS |
| 15 | M-47 | FAP | >100 | AD | 1: 1st; 3: 3rd degree | none | FLCN | c.1285dupC | p.His429ProfsTer27 | pathogenic |
| 16 | M-38 | FAP | >100 | AD | no family history | none | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] |
| 17 | M-39 | oligopolyposis | ~30 | AD | 1: 1st degree | none | APC | c.256A>T | p.Lys86Ter | pathogenic |
| 18 | M-38 | oligopolyposis | ~10 | AD | no family history | none | APC | c.3920T>A | p.Ile1307Lys | pathogenic |
| 19 | F-44 | oligopolyposis | >10 | AD/ HP | 2: 1st; 4: 2nd degree | none | BIMPR1A | c.1A>G | p.Met1Val | pathogenic |
| p.Arg245His/ | ||||||||||
| 20 | F-40 | oligopolyposis | ~30 | AD | no family history | none | MUTYH | c.734G>A/c.734G>A | p.Arg245His | pathogenic |
| p.Arg245His/ | ||||||||||
| 21 | M-47 | oligopolyposis | ~10 | AD | 2: 1st degree | none | MUTYH | c.734G>A/c.734G>A | p.Arg245His | pathogenic |
| 22 | M-48 | oligopolyposis | >10 | AD | 1: 1st degree | none | MUTYH | c.536A>G/= | p.Tyr179Cys/= | pathogenic |
| 23 | M-55 | oligopolyposis | >10 | AD | 1: 1st degree | none | MUTYH | c.536A>G/= | p.Tyr179Cys/= | pathogenic |
| 24 | F-54 | oligopolyposis | ~50 | AD | positive family history; NS | none | MUTYH; FANCL | c.536A>G/=; c.2T>C | p.Tyr179Cys/=; p.Met1Thr | pathogenic |
| 25 | M-67 | oligopolyposis | 50-100 | AD | 1: 1st degree | Pa | NTHL1 | c.268C>T/c.806G>A | p.p.GlnTrp90269Ter/Ter | pathogenic |
| 26 | F-71 | oligopolyposis | 7 | AD | 2: 1st degree | E; Pa | NTHL1 | c.268C>T/= | p.Gln90Ter/= | pathogenic |
| 27 | M-58 | oligopolyposis | ~10 | AD | 1: 1st; 2: 3rd degree | none | NTHL1; | c.268C>T/=; | p.Gln90Ter/=; | VUS |
| RUNX1 | c.711G>C | p.Gln237His | ||||||||
| 28 | M-39 | oligopolyposis | >10 | AD | 1: 1st degree | E | BLM | c.1642C>T | p.Gln548Ter | pathogenic |
| 29 | F-53 | oligopolyposis | >10 | AD/SE | 1: 1st degree | B | CHEK2 | c.902delT | p.Leu301TrpfsTer3 | pathogenic |
| 30 | M-53 | oligopolyposis | 21 | AD | no family history | none | ATM | c.2149C>T | p.Arg717Trp | VUS |
| 31 | M-63 | oligopolyposis | >10 | AD | no family history | none | ATM | c.9016G>C | p.Ala3006Pro | VUS |
| 32 | F-56 | oligopolyposis | NA | AD | 3: 1st degree | none | MRE11A | c.1462C>T | p.Arg488Cys | VUS |
| 33 | M-45 | oligopolyposis | ~10 | AD | no family history | none | MRE11A | c.1462C>T | p.Arg488Cys | VUS |
| MRE11A; | c.1462C>T; | p.Arg488Gly; | VUS; | |||||||
| 34 | M-46 | oligopolyposis | NA | no data | no family history | none | BLM; | c.3416G>C; | p.Arg1139Pro; | VUS; |
| DIS3L2 | c.1447C>G | p.Arg483Gly | VUS | |||||||
| 35 | M-57 | oligopolyposis | >10 | AD | 1: 1st degree | none | PALB2 | c.1846G>C | p.Asp616His | VUS |
| 36 | F-74 | oligopolyposis | 10 | AD | 2: 1st degree | none | POLE | c.2527A>G | p.Ile843Val | VUS |
| 37 | M-38 | oligopolyposis | ~10 | AD/ HP | 2: 1st; 2: 2nd degree | Br; L; P; R | FH | c.1431_1433dupAAA | p.Lys477dup | VUS |
| 38 | M-54 | oligopolyposis | >30 | AD | 1: 1st degree | none | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] |
| 39 | M-58 | oligopolyposis | ~10 | AD | 2: 1st; 7: 2nd degree | none | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] |
| 40 | M-67 | oligopolyposis | 20-30 | AD | 2: 1st degree | none | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] |
| 41 | F-50 | oligopolyposis | NA | AD | 1: 1st degree | none | unknown | [–] | [–] | [–] |
[i] DX: diagnosis; ACMG: classification according to the American Collage of Medical Genetics [11]; FAP: familial adenomatous polyposis; NA: not available but <100; VUS: variant of unknown significance; [-]: no variant detected.
a AD: adenomatous; JP: juvenile polyps; HP: hyperplastic; SE: sessile.
b G: gastric cancer; Pa: pancreatic cancer; E: endometrial cancer; B: breast cancer; Br: brain tumor; L: leukemia; P: prostate cancer; R: renal cancer.

Figure 4
The overall frequency of different types of variants detected in 107 patients with hereditary CRC (A), and their distribution in different clinical subtypes of patients (B).

Figure 5
Distribution of deleterious (A) and VUS (B) in known CRC genes (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, APC, MUTYH, NTHL1, BMPR1A, POLE), DRG genes (BRCA2, BLM, CHEK2, BRIP1, PALP2, FANCM, ATM, MRE11, FANCL, ERCC2) and other genes (FLCN, FH, KIT, CDH1, EZH2, CEP57, RUNX1).