Biomaterial Database

Lynch syndrome: new tales from the crypt. 2012

C Richard Boland

GI Cancer Research Laboratory, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. rickbo@baylorhealth.edu

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009687	Nuclear Proteins	Proteins found in the nucleus of a cell. Do not confuse with NUCLEOPROTEINS which are proteins conjugated with nucleic acids, that are not necessarily present in the nucleus.	Nucleolar Protein,Nucleolar Proteins,Nuclear Protein,Protein, Nuclear,Protein, Nucleolar,Proteins, Nuclear,Proteins, Nucleolar
D003123	Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis	A group of autosomal-dominant inherited diseases in which COLON CANCER arises in discrete adenomas. Unlike FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS COLI with hundreds of polyps, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms occur much later, in the fourth and fifth decades. HNPCC has been associated with germline mutations in mismatch repair (MMR) genes. It has been subdivided into Lynch syndrome I or site-specific colonic cancer, and LYNCH SYNDROME II which includes extracolonic cancer.	Colon Cancer, Familial Nonpolyposis, Type 1,Colorectal Cancer, Hereditary Nonpolyposis, Type 1,Familial Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer Type 1,Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer,Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Type 1,Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Neoplasms,Lynch Syndrome,Colon Cancer, Familial Nonpolyposis,Colorectal Cancer Hereditary Nonpolyposis,Familial Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer,Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer,Lynch Cancer Family Syndrome I,Lynch Syndrome I,Syndrome, Lynch
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000070957	MutL Protein Homolog 1	Eukaryotic homolog of the bacterial MutL DNA MISMATCH REPAIR protein. It heterodimerizes with MISMATCH REPAIR ENDONUCLEASE PMS2 to form MutL alpha, which is recruited to DNA mismatch sites by the MUTS DNA MISMATCH-BINDING PROTEIN. Mutations in the human MLH1 gene are associated with COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS.	COCA2 Protein,Colon Cancer, Nonpolyposis Type 2 Protein,MLH1 Protein,MutL Homolog 1
D048868	Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing	A broad category of carrier proteins that play a role in SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION. They generally contain several modular domains, each of which having its own binding activity, and act by forming complexes with other intracellular-signaling molecules. Signal-transducing adaptor proteins lack enzyme activity, however their activity can be modulated by other signal-transducing enzymes	Signal Transducing Adaptor Proteins
D051718	MutS Homolog 2 Protein	A highly conserved eukaryotic homolog of the MUTS DNA MISMATCH-BINDING PROTEIN. It plays an essential role in meiotic RECOMBINATION and DNA REPAIR of mismatched NUCLEOTIDES.	HNPCC Protein,HNPCC1 Protein
D053843	DNA Mismatch Repair	A DNA repair pathway involved in correction of errors introduced during DNA replication when an incorrect base, which cannot form hydrogen bonds with the corresponding base in the parent strand, is incorporated into the daughter strand. Excinucleases recognize the BASE PAIR MISMATCH and cause a segment of polynucleotide chain to be excised from the daughter strand, thereby removing the mismatched base. (from Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2001)	Mismatch Repair,Mismatch Repair, DNA,Repair, DNA Mismatch,Repair, Mismatch
D058739	Aberrant Crypt Foci	Clusters of colonic crypts that appear different from the surrounding mucosa when visualized after staining. They are of interest as putative precursors to colorectal adenomas and potential biomarkers for colorectal carcinoma.	Crypt Foci, Aberrant,Foci, Aberrant Crypt