Table 2

Molecular genetic test results and phenotype of families reported in literature

Mutation and consequence (if reported) Number of families Truncated protein Number of colon polyps Extracolonic manifestations Reference
1597delT stop + 53aa1Not tested“Sparse”(<5000)Unknown16, 17
1597delC stop + 53aa2Not tested30–200Gastric cancer, supernumerary teeth18
1860delTTCT stop + 58aa1Not detected<10– >100 Unknown19
1924insAA stop + 45aa1Detected0–50 Familial desmoids, gastric polyps, osteomas20
1962delCAGA3Detected0–200Desmoids, gastric polyps21
1982-1983delTAAA stop + 63aa1Detectedfew–300Cysts, osteomas, gastric polyps, desmoids, atypical CHRPE22
1987delA stop + 61aa1Detected3-150 few–1000sDesmoids, gastric polyps, osteoma, gastric cancer, CHRPE23
1987delA stop + 61aa3Detected3-150 <100–>1000Osteoma, lipoma, fibroma, desmoids, small intestinal polyps, gastric polyps24
2645delTTAT stop + 14aa1Not testedUnknownExtracolonic “symptoms”25
  • 3-150 Western blot analysis did not support the existence of a stable truncated APC protein in lymphoblastoid cell lines from individuals carrying the mutation.

  • +aa, amino acid; CHRPE, congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium.