A homozygous mutation in MSH6 causes Turcot syndrome.
Heterozygous mutations in one of the DNA mismatch repair genes cause hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (MIM114500). Turcot syndrome (MIM276300) has been described as the association of central nervous system malignant tumors and familial colorectal cancer and has been reported to be both a dominant and recessive disorder. Homozygous and compound heterozygous mutations in APC, MLH1, MSH2, and PMS2 genes have been reported in five families. Here we describe a nonconsanguineous Pakistani family, including a son with lymphoma and colorectal cancer diagnosed at ages 5 and 8, respectively, and an 8-year-old daughter with glioblastoma multiforme. Both children had features of neurofibromatosis type 1 including atypical café au lait spots and axillary freckling without a family history consistent with neurofibromatosis type 1, familial adenomatous polyposis, or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. Mutational analysis was done for MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6 using denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography and sequencing of a blood sample from the daughter. A novel homozygous single base insertion mutation was identified (3634insT) resulting in a premature stop at codon 1,223 in exon 7 of the MSH6 gene. Both parents were found to be heterozygous for the 3634insT mutation. Microsatellite instability testing showed instability in the glioblastoma sample. We report here the first identification of a homozygous mutation in MSH6 in a family with childhood-onset brain tumor, lymphoma, colorectal cancer, and neurofibromatosis type 1 phenotype. Our findings support a role for MSH6 in Turcot syndrome and are consistent with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance.
Diagnostic Sequencing Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics and Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Madhuri R
MR
Hegde
Belinda
B
Chong
Maria E
ME
Blazo
Lip Hon E
LH
Chin
Patricia A
PA
Ward
Murali M
MM
Chintagumpala
John Y
JY
Kim
Sharon E
SE
Plon
C Sue
CS
Richards
D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001483:Base Sequence; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000032:analysis; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D009154:Mutation; D010375:Pedigree; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013577:Syndrome
D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C094443:G-T mismatch-binding protein; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen