title: Frequency and parental origin of de novo APC mutations in familial adenomatous polyposis.
abstract: A predominance of de novo mutations in the paternal germ line has been reported for several disorders; however, in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), the parental origin of APC mutations has been scarcely analysed so far. Among 563 unrelated FAP families with known family history, we identified 58 patients with a suspected de novo mutation in the APC gene. A germline mutation was detected in 52 of them; in 38 patients, the mutation could be excluded in both parents. The five base pair deletion at codon 1309 (c.3927_3931delAAAGA) was over-represented in the group of patients with suspected de novo mutations (17/58=29%), when compared to the group of familial cases (26/505=5%); thus, the high frequency of this mutation is not due to a founder effect but rather due to de novo mutation events. Parental origin of de novo mutations could be traced in 16 families, including three families with large chromosomal deletions. Four mutations were of maternal and 12 of paternal origin, pointing to a moderate preponderance towards paternal origin. Sex-related differences of mutation types could be observed: large deletions and single-base substitutions were exclusively of paternal origin, whereas the small deletions were equally distributed (maternal/paternal ratio 4:4).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Germany. Stefan.Aretz@ukb.uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aretz
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uhlhaas
authors.forename: Reiner
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caspari
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mangold
authors.forename: Constanze
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pagenstecher
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Propping
authors.forename: Waltraut
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Friedl
mesh_terms: D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000235:genetics*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D017491:Genes, APC; D018095:Germ-Line Mutation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D010290:Parents; D010375:Pedigree; D017384:Sequence Deletion
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm