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BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
卷 89, 期 2, 页码 308-313出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601030
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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome; LKB1/STK11; mutation; cancer risk
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Germline mutations in the LKB1/STK11 tumour suppressor gene cause Peutz - Jeghers syndrome (PJS), a rare dominant disorder. In addition to typical hamartomatous gastrointestinal polyps and pigmented perioral lesions, PJS is associated with an increased risk of tumours at multiple sites. Follow-up information on carriers is limited and genetic heterogeneity makes counselling and management in PJS difficult. Here we report the analysis of the LKB1/STK11 locus in a series of 33 PJS families, and estimation of cancer risks in carriers and noncarriers. Germline mutations of LKB1/STK11 were identified in 52% of cases. This observation reinforces the hypothesis of a second PJS locus. In carriers of LKB1/STK11 mutations, the risk of cancer was markedly elevated. The risk of developing any cancer in carriers by age 65 years was 47% (95% CI: 27 - 73%) with elevated risks of both gastrointestinal and breast cancer. PJS with germline mutations in LKB1/STK11 are at a very high relative and absolute risk of multiple gastrointestinal and nongastrointestinal cancers. To obtain precise estimates of risk associated with PJS requires further studies of genotype - phenotype especially with respect to LKB1/STK11 negative cases, as this group is likely to be heterogeneous.
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