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    Racial variations in frequency and phenotypes of APC and MUTYH mutations in 6,169 individuals undergoing genetic testing
    (2016) Inra, Jennifer; Steyerberg, Ewout W.; Grover, Shilpa; McFarland, Ashley; Syngal, Sapna; Kastrinos, Fay
    Purpose To assess whether differences in frequency and phenotype of APC and MUTYH mutations exist among racially/ethnically diverse populations. Methods: 6169 individuals with personal and/or family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) and polyps were studied. APC testing involved full sequencing/large rearrangement analysis (FS/LRA); MUTYH involved “panel testing” (for Y165C, G382D mutations), or FS/LRA, performed by Myriad Genetics, a commercial laboratory. Subjects were identified as Caucasian, Asian, African American (AA), or Other. Statistical tests included Chi-Square, Fisher’s Exact, ANOVA and z-approximation. Results: 17.5% had pathogenic APC mutations. 4.8% were biallelic MUTYH carriers. 18% were non-Caucasian with >100 adenomas and younger ages of adenoma or CRC diagnosis (p<0.0001) than Caucasians. The overall APC mutation rate was higher in Asians, AAs and Others compared to Caucasians (25.2%, 30.9%, 24%, 15.5%;p<0.0001) but similar in all groups when adjusted for polyp burden. More MUTYH biallelic carriers were Caucasian or Other than Asian or AA (5%, 7%, 2.7%, 0.3%;p<0.0001). Among Caucasians, 5% were biallelic carriers identified by panel testing versus 2% by sequencing/LRA (p=0.002). Among non-Caucasians, 3% undergoing panel testing were biallelic carriers versus 10% identified by sequencing/LRA(p<0.0002). Conclusion: Non-Caucasians undergo genetic testing at more advanced stages of polyposis and/or younger ages of CRC/polyp diagnosis. Restricted MUTYH analysis may miss significant numbers of biallelic carriers, particularly in non-Caucasians.