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J Med Genet 42:95-96 doi:10.1136/jmg.2004.025973
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The potential for increased clinical sensitivity in genetic testing for polyposis colorectal cancer through the analysis of MYH mutations in North American patients

Table 1

 Results of MYH sequencing in North American populations

Genotype FAP negative samples (n = 219)* HNPCC negative samples (n = 306)**
First mutation Second mutation
All specimens were negative for whole gene clinical sequencing of APC for FAP specimens and hMLH1 and hMSH2 for HNPCC specimens. Mutations in bold were detected by whole gene sequencing of MYH. A dash (–) accompanies heterozygous carriers in the “second mutation” column.
*All heterozygotes after testing for Y165C and G382D and 187 samples without mutations received full sequence testing.
**All heterozygotes after testing for Y165C and G382D and 50 randomly selected samples without mutations received full sequence testing.
Y165C Y165C 4 1
G382D G382D 2
Y165C G382D 7 2
Y165C 891+3 A→C 1
Y165C 1103delC 1
Y165C IVS13+25del30 1
Y165C Q300X 1
Y165C 1395delGGA 1
G382D 1395delGGA 1
G382D 891+3 A→C 1 1
G382D E182X 1
G382D 1103delC 1
E466X E466X 1
1395delGGA 1395delGGA 1
Y165C 4 3
G382D 2 6
1103delC 1 1
IVS12–2 A→G 1

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