Analysis of genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity in juvenile polyposis
Open Access
- 1 May 2000
- Vol. 46 (5) , 656-660
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.46.5.656
Abstract
BACKGROUND Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) is characterised by gastrointestinal (GI) hamartomatous polyposis and an increased risk of GI malignancy. Juvenile polyps also occur in the Cowden (CS), Bannayan-Ruvalcaba-Riley (BRRS) and Gorlin (GS) syndromes. Diagnosing JPS can be problematic because it relies on exclusion of CS, BRRS, and GS. Germline mutations in the PTCH, PTENand DPC4 (SMAD4)genes can cause GS, CS/BRRS, and JPS, respectively. AIMS To examine the contribution of mutations in PTCH,PTEN, and DPC4(SMAD4) to JPS. METHODS Forty seven individuals from 15 families and nine apparently sporadic cases with JPS were screened for germline mutations inDPC4, PTEN, andPTCH. RESULTS No patient had a mutation in PTEN orPTCH. Five different germline mutations were detected in DPC4; three of these were deletions, one a single base substitution creating a stop codon, and one a missense change. None of these patients had distinguishing clinical features. CONCLUSIONS Mutations in PTEN and PTCHare unlikely to cause juvenile polyposis in the absence of clinical features indicative of CS, BRRS, or GS. A proportion of JPS patients harbour DPC4 mutations (21% in this study) but there remains uncharacterised genetic heterogeneity in JPS.Keywords
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