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Lynch-like Syndrome: Potential Mechanisms and Management

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CANCERS
卷 14, 期 5, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cancers14051115

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lynch syndrome; lynch-like syndrome; hereditary cancer; colorectal cancer; DNA mismatch repair genes

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  1. Instituto de Salud Carlos III [PI17/01756, PI20/01527, CD19/00133, FI18/00301-CM18/00058]
  2. Asociacion Espanola de Gastroenterologia Grants (Tamarite 2015 Caracterizacion molecular del sindrome de Lynch-Like)
  3. Fundacion Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria y Biomedica de Alicante ISABIAL [UGP-21-172-UGP-20-207, UGP-21-104]
  4. Asociacion para la Investigacion en Gastroenterologia de la Provincia de Alicante (AIGPA), a private association that promotes research in gastrointestinal diseases in Alicante

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Lynch-like syndrome refers to cases of colorectal cancer where epigenetics and genetic mutations play a significant role in its development. This syndrome presents a mixture of characteristics between hereditary and sporadic cases, making it challenging to determine the exact genetic abnormalities involved.
Simple Summary Lynch-like syndrome (LLS) is defined as colorectal cancer cases with microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of expression of MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, or PMS2 by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in the absence of a germline mutation in these genes that cannot be explained by BRAF mutation or MLH1 hypermethylation. The application of the universal strategy for the diagnosis of Lynch syndrome (LS) in all CRCs is leading to an increase in the incidence of cases of LLS. It has been described that risk of cancer in relatives of LLS patients is in between of that found in Lynch syndrome families and sporadic cases. That makes LLS patients and their families a challenging group for which the origin of CRC is unknown, being a mixture between unidentified hereditary CRC and sporadic cases. The potential causes of LLS are discussed in this review, as well as methods for identification of truly hereditary cases. Lynch syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) system genes, such as MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, or PMS2. It is the most common hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome. Screening is regularly performed by using microsatellite instability (MSI) or immunohistochemistry for the MMR proteins in tumor samples. However, in a proportion of cases, MSI is found or MMR immunohistochemistry is impaired in the absence of a germline mutation in MMR genes, BRAF mutation, or MLH1 hypermethylation. These cases are defined as Lynch-like syndrome. Patients with Lynch-like syndrome represent a mixture of truly hereditary and sporadic cases, with a risk of colorectal cancer in first-degree relatives that is between the risk of Lynch syndrome in families and relatives of sporadic colon cancer cases. Although multiple approaches have been suggested to distinguish between hereditary and sporadic cases, a homogeneous testing protocol and consensus on the adequate classification of these patients is still lacking. For this reason, management of Lynch-like syndrome and prevention of cancer in these families is clinically challenging. This review explains the concept of Lynch-like syndrome, potential mechanisms for its development, and methods for adequately distinguishing between sporadic and hereditary cases of this entity.

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