Homozygous PMS2 germline mutations in two families with early-onset haematological malignancy, brain tumours, HNPCC-associated tumours, and signs of neurofibromatosis type 1

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Beitragende

  • Stefan Krüger - , Abteilung Chirurgische Forschung, Institut für Klinische Genetik (Autor:in)
  • Miriam Kinzel - , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Autor:in)
  • Constanze Walldorf - , Universität Bonn (Autor:in)
  • Sven Gottschling - , Universität des Saarlandes (Autor:in)
  • Andrea Bier - , Institut für Klinische Genetik (Autor:in)
  • Sigrid Tinschert - , Institut für Klinische Genetik (Autor:in)
  • Arend von Stackelberg - , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Autor:in)
  • Wolfram Henn - , Universität des Saarlandes (Autor:in)
  • Heike Görgens - , Abteilung Chirurgische Forschung (Autor:in)
  • Stephanie Boue - , European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Heidelberg (Autor:in)
  • Konrad Kölble - , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Autor:in)
  • Reinhard Büttner - , Universität Bonn (Autor:in)
  • Hans K. Schackert - , Abteilung Chirurgische Forschung (Autor:in)

Abstract

Heterozygous germline mutations in mismatch repair (MMR) genes MLH1, PMS2, MSH2, and MSH6 cause Lynch syndrome. New studies have indicated that biallelic mutations lead to a distinctive syndrome, childhood cancer syndrome (CCS), with haematological malignancies and tumours of brain and bowel early in childhood, often associated with signs of neurofibromatosis type 1. We provide further evidence for CCS reporting on six children from two consanguineous families carrying homozygous PMS2 germline mutations. In family 1, all four children had the homozygous p.I590Xfs mutation. Two had a glioblastoma at the age of 6 years and one of them had three additional Lynch-syndrome associated tumours at 15. Another sibling suffered from a glioblastoma at age 9, and the fourth sibling had infantile myofibromatosis at 1. In family 2, two of four siblings were homozygous for the p.G271V mutation. One had two colorectal cancers diagnosed at ages 13 and 14, the other had a Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and a colorectal cancer at ages 10 and 11, respectively. All children with malignancies had multiple café-au-lait spots. After reviewing published cases of biallelic MMR gene mutations, we provide a concise description of CCS, revealing similarities in age distribution with carriers of heterozygous MMR gene mutations.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)62-72
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftEuropean journal of human genetics
Jahrgang16
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Jan. 2008
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 17851451

Schlagworte

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

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