Journal
FAMILIAL CANCER
Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 399-413Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-021-00283-9
Keywords
AXIN2; Colorectal cancer; Colonic polyposis; Oligodontia; Ectodermal dysplasia
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Funding
- NHMRC [GNT1194896]
- University of Melbourne Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship
- University of Melbourne Research at Melbourne Accelerator Program (R@MAP)
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Germline loss-of-function variants in AXIN2 are associated with oligodontia and ectodermal dysplasia. The study identified four families with pathogenic variants in AXIN2 that were associated with CRC and/or polyposis in multiple family members, supporting the inclusion of AXIN2 in CRC and polyposis multigene panels for clinical testing.
Germline loss-of-function variants in AXIN2 are associated with oligodontia and ectodermal dysplasia. The association between colorectal cancer (CRC) and colonic polyposis is less clear despite this gene now being included in multi-gene panels for CRC. Study participants were people with genetically unexplained colonic polyposis recruited to the Genetics of Colonic Polyposis Study who had a rare germline AXIN2 gene variant identified from either clinical multi-gene panel testing (n=2) or from whole genome/exome sequencing (n=2). Variant segregation in relatives and characterisation of tumour tissue were performed where possible. Four different germline pathogenic variants in AXIN2 were identified in four families. Five of the seven carriers of the c.1049delC, p.Pro350Leufs*13 variant, two of the six carriers of the c.1994dupG, p.Asn666Glnfs*41 variant, all three carriers of c.1972delA, p.Ser658Alafs*31 variant and the single proband carrier of the c.2405G>C, p.Arg802Thr variant, which creates an alternate splice form resulting in a frameshift mutation (p.Glu763Ilefs*42), were affected by CRC and/or polyposis. Carriers had a mean age at diagnosis of CRC/polyposis of 52.5 +/- 9.2 years. Colonic polyps were typically pan colonic with counts ranging from 5 to >100 (median 12.5) comprising predominantly adenomatous polyps but also serrated polyps. Two CRCs from carriers displayed evidence of a second hit via loss of heterozygosity. Oligodontia was observed in carriers from two families. Germline AXIN2 pathogenic variants from four families were associated with CRC and/or polyposis in multiple family members. These findings support the inclusion of AXIN2 in CRC and polyposis multigene panels for clinical testing.
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