7%) (p = <0,0001) and had the following distribution: an extracolonic cancer was present in 2 out of 70 patients in group A (2.9%) vs 10 out of 40 in group B (25%) (p = <0.0001) and the spectrum of extracolonic cancers was more heterogeneous PLX3397 in group B than in group A; metachronous cancers were recorded in 4 out of 70 patients (5.7%) in group A vs 10 out of 40 (25%) in group B (p = 0.007); synchronous cancers were found in 2 out of 70 patients (2.9%) in

group A vs 6 out of 40 (15%) in group B (p = 0.04) (Table 1). Table 1 Patient characteristics and comparative analysis of principal clinical features consistent with LS between the three groups Characteristic No family history (group A, n = 70)

Am. II§§criteria (group B, n = 40) Family history without Am.II criteria (Group C, n = 7) P-value§ Median age (years), range 42 (20–50) 45 (28–50) 39 (36–46)   Gender distribution           M 29 18 3   F 48 22 4 Right sided CRC (%) 16 (22.9) 21 (52.5) 2 0,006 Multiple primary cancer (%) 4 (5.7) 12 (30) 0 <0.0001** Extracolonic this website cancer (%) 2 (2.9) (thyroid, pancreas) 10 (25) (3 endometrium, 2 breast, 2 kidney, 1 stomach, 2 ovary, 3 sebaceous skin tumours)* 0 <0.001** Metachronous cancer (%) 4 (5.7) 10 (25) 0 0.007** Synchronous cancer (%) 2 (2.9) 6 (15) 0 0.04** *4 cases were multiple primary cancer. **AvsB. §Fisher’s Exact test was used, to evaluate associations between the variables. §§AM.II: Amsterdam II. Molecular genetic analysis In group A, 64 out of 70 patients (91.4%) expressed all MMR genes at IHC and did not show the MSI-H phenotype. 6 out of 70 patients (8.6%) showed MMR deficiency: two had lack of expression of PMS2 and displayed MSI-H; three had

lack of expression of MLH1/PMS2 and showed MSS; one had a normal expression of Forskolin all MMR genes and showed MSI-H. Germline mutation analysis was performed in all six patients and no deleterious mutations were found. In one out of the three MSI-H patients, lacking PMS2 expression, the genetic testing revealed an hypermethylation of MLH1 promoter. In the other two MSI-H patients a polymorphism of MSH6 gene (c.116G > A; p.Gly39Glu; rs1042821) reported to be associated with a CUDC-907 slight increased risk of CRC in males [38] was detected (Table 2). Table 2 Results of molecular screening on tumor specimen and mutational analysis Patients Immunohistochemistry (lack of expression) MSI status Germline mutational analysis Group A 1 PMS2 1 MSI-H No deleterious mutation§ No family history 1 PMS2 1 MSI-H No deleterious mutation* 3 MLH1, PMS2 3 MSS No deleterious mutation 1 normal 1 MSI-H No deleterious mutation* Group B with Am.