Volume 126, Issue 2, Pages 576-585 (February 2004) Gastrointestinal cancers and neurofibromatosis type 1 features in children with a germline homozygous MLH1 mutation Steven Gallinger, Melyssa Aronson, Katayoon Shayan, Elyanne M. Ratcliffe, Justin T. Gerstle, Patricia C. Parkin, Heidi Rothenmund, Marina Croitoru, Ewa Baumann, Peter R. Durie, Rosanna Weksberg, Aaron Pollett, Robert H. Riddell, Bo Y. Ngan, Ernest Cutz, Alain E. Lagarde, Helen S.L. Chan Gastroenterology Volume 126, Issue 2, Pages 576-585 (February 2004) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2003.11.008
Figure 1 Pedigree of this HNPCC family showing 4 generations (I-IV), with relevant individuals in each generation indicated by numbers on the top right corner of the symbols. Males are indicated by squares and females by circles. Double lines indicate a consanguineous union. Family members with reported or confirmed cancers are shown in black. Their ages at diagnosis are indicated below the symbols. Diagonal lines indicate deceased individuals with age of death (d) shown. Numbers within the symbols indicate the numbers of unaffected siblings. NF1, features of neurofibromatosis. Gastroenterology 2004 126, 576-585DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2003.11.008)
Figure 2 Low-power view of the proband’s duodenal biopsy sample; the infiltrating adenocarcinoma forms small back-to-back glands (arrow). Glands close to the surface show adenomatous changes (arrowhead; stain, hematoxylin and eosin; magnification, 100×). The inset shows a close-up of stromal invasion (stain, hematoxylin and eosin; magnification, 400×). Gastroenterology 2004 126, 576-585DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2003.11.008)
Figure 3 (A) Low-power view of a colon polyp from child 2 showing the region of invasive adenocarcinoma. The adenocarcinomas had a cribriform architecture with loss of polarity and increased nuclear size. The nuclei were rounded, with prominent nucleoli. Increased abnormal mitotic figures and areas of necrosis were present. Most of the glands were dysplastic with crowding large, and dilated glands had pools of mucin in their centers (stain, hematoxylin and eosin; magnification, 16×). (B) High-power view showing stromal invasion and malignant nuclear features (stain, hematoxylin and eosin; magnification, 400×). Gastroenterology 2004 126, 576-585DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2003.11.008)
Figure 4 (A) MSH2 immunohistochemical staining showing nuclear staining in the normal (right) and dysplastic (left) epithelium of the malignant colon polyps from child 2. Scattered staining in lymphocytes within the lamina propria can also be seen. MSH6 showed a similar pattern (not shown; MSH2, 250×). (B) MLH1 immunohistochemical staining of the tumor showed weak nuclear staining in the adenomatous and malignant epithelium. Similar MLH1 staining was seen in all lesions (MLH1, 400×). (C) The normal epithelium and germinal centers also showed weak nuclear staining, similar to the pattern seen in the tumors (MLH1, 400×). Gastroenterology 2004 126, 576-585DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2003.11.008)
Figure 5 High-frequency microsatellite instability (MSI-H) in metastatic duodenal adenocarcinoma from the proband (IV-1) and in all 3 malignant colon polyps from his sister (child 2; IV-2). An autoradiograph with the BAT26 mononucleotide marker is shown. Note the shifted band patterns (arrows) in the lanes with DNA from the duodenal cancer and the colon polyps compared with the paired normal mucosa. DT, metastatic duodenal tumor; DN, normal duodenum; P, polyps; CN, normal colon. Gastroenterology 2004 126, 576-585DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2003.11.008)
Figure 6 Enlarged section of the pedigree shown in Figure 1 with sequencing images in the region comprising codon 687 in exon 18 of the MLH1 gene. The normal codon (CCG) is Arg, and the mutant codon (CCA) is Trp (note that reverse sequencing is shown). Both parents (III-1 and III-2) are Arg687Trp heterozygotes, and all 3 children (IV-1, IV-2, and IV-3) are Arg687Trp homozygotes. Gastroenterology 2004 126, 576-585DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2003.11.008)
Figure 7 Microsatellite instability in lymphoblasts in a child with a homozygous MLH1 Arg687Trp mutation. A dilutional PCR assay was performed with amplification of DNA extracted from Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblasts. Microsatellite alleles diluted to approximately single copies are shown. Note the shifted band patterns (arrows) in some of the PCR products from child 3 (IV-3 in the pedigree) compared with those from her mother (III-2), which are stable. Similar patterns were seen in samples from the other 2 affected children (IV-1 and IV-2). Gastroenterology 2004 126, 576-585DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2003.11.008)