Table 1

Characteristics of 10 endometrial cancer and endometrial/colorectal cancer families and mutation screening results

Fam NoTumour typeMSI statusMutation screening
MLH1 DGGE/PTTMSH2 DGGE/PTTMSH3
PTT
MSH6 PTT/sequencingPMS1
PTT
PMS2
PTT
PTEN
PTT
β–catenin sequencing of exon 3
1543 EC1-150 1-151 –/––/––/pm1-152
734 EC+GiND1-153 –/––/––/–
544 ECND–/––/––/–
1212 EC+1 CRC1-154 –/––/––/–
533 EC+3 CRC–/––/––/–
1471 EC+1 CRC–/––/––/–
1281 EC+4 CRC–/––/––/–
601 EC+3 CRC–/––/––/–
1061 EC+4 CRCND–/–pm 1-160/––/pm1-164
821 EC+1 CRC–/–mut1-161/––/–
  • 1-150 Endometrial cancer.

  • 1-151 MSI analysis and mutation screening was negative.

  • 1-152 Polymorphism was CCA→CCG (Pro→Pro) at 276 of exon 2, and GAT→GAC (ASP→ASP) at 540 in MSH6.

  • 1-153 MSI analysis was not done.

  • 1-154 Colorectal cancer.

  • 1-160 Polymorphism was C→G (Ala→Ala) at 984 of exon 6 inMSH2.

  • 1-164 Polymorphism was CCA→CCG (Pro→Pro) at 276 of exon 2, and GAT→GAC (ASP→ASP) at 540 in MSH6.

  • 1-161 Mutation was del TCT at 279–281 of exon 3 inMSH2.