2022
Simplified and more sensitive criteria for identifying individuals with pathogenic CDH1 variants
Lerner BA, Xicola RM, Rodriguez NJ, Karam R, Llor X. Simplified and more sensitive criteria for identifying individuals with pathogenic CDH1 variants. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2022, 60: 36-40. PMID: 35078942, PMCID: PMC9661780, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2021-108169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAntigens, CDCadherinsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingGerm-Line MutationHumansPedigreeStomach NeoplasmsConceptsInternational Gastric Cancer Linkage ConsortiumHereditary diffuse gastric cancerPercentage of subjectsGastric cancerMutation carriersPathogenic variantsMultigene panel testingPathogenic CDH1 variantsAutosomal dominant syndromeDiffuse gastric cancerClinical criteriaConsecutive casesMedical historyPathology reportsCDH1 variantsPanel testingGenetic testingCancer pathology reportsCancerPathology
2019
Clinical features and cancer risk in families with pathogenic CDH1 variants irrespective of clinical criteria
Xicola RM, Li S, Rodriguez N, Reinecke P, Karam R, Speare V, Black MH, LaDuca H, Llor X. Clinical features and cancer risk in families with pathogenic CDH1 variants irrespective of clinical criteria. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2019, 56: 838. PMID: 31296550, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2019-105991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary diffuse gastric cancerPathogenic variant carriersBreast cancerGastric cancerClinical criteriaCancer riskVariant carriersMultigene panel testingCancer genetics programCancer phenotypePathogenic CDH1 variantsGastric cancer riskBreast cancer familiesDiffuse gastric cancerCancer risk estimationGenotype-phenotype correlationClinical featuresCumulative cancer riskHDGC criteriaCumulative riskAge 80CDH1 variantsPanel testingClinical phenotypePathogenic variantsImplication of DNA repair genes in Lynch-like syndrome
Xicola RM, Clark JR, Carroll T, Alvikas J, Marwaha P, Regan MR, Lopez-Giraldez F, Choi J, Emmadi R, Alagiozian-Angelova V, Kupfer SS, Ellis NA, Llor X. Implication of DNA repair genes in Lynch-like syndrome. Familial Cancer 2019, 18: 331-342. PMID: 30989425, PMCID: PMC6561810, DOI: 10.1007/s10689-019-00128-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisDNA MethylationDNA Mismatch RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGerm-Line MutationHeterozygoteHumansMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMiddle AgedMismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2MutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsLLS patientsDistinct mutational signaturesGenome integrityLynch syndromeMutational signaturesMicrosatellite instabilityGermline mutationsColorectal cancerSequence analysisRepair genesSomatic MMR gene mutationsLS casesConsecutive CRC patientsMutational profileSomatic mutationsLynch-like syndromeL mutationMMR gene mutationsDNA repair genesFirst-degree relativesLikely pathogenic variantsSingle nucleotide variantsMLH1 promoter methylationTumor mutational profileExhibit microsatellite instability