Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC): PMS2 (Known Mutation)

Selected regions of the coding sequence of PMS2 are amplified by polymerase chain reaction and each PCR product amplicon) then sequenced bi-directionally, using Sanger sequencing. Nucleotide and codon number are based on the mRNA isoform NM_000535 for the PMS2 gene.

Sequencing cannot detect variants in regions not covered by this analysis, including noncoding or deep intronic variants and may not reliably detect changes in repetitive elements, such as microsatellite repeats. Sequencing may not detect mosaic variants, inversions, or other genomic rearrangements such as transposable element insertions. Sequence analysis may also be affected by allele drop-out due to the presence of a rare variant under a primer site or homopolymeric regions. The method does not allow any conclusion as to whether two heterozygous variants are present on the same or on different chromosome copies.

The presence of pseudogenes can interfere with the ability to detect variants in certain genes. For example, deletion/duplication analysis of PMS2 exons 11-15, among others, is complicated by the highly homologous PMS2CL pseudogene. Deletions/duplications in PMS2CL have not been associated with Lynch syndrome; however, this assay may not be able to determine if a deletion/duplication affects PMS2 or PMS2CL.

This test is not intended to detect somatic variants. Bone marrow transplantation may affect the outcome of these results. Please contact LabCorp to discuss testing options at 1-800-345-GENE.

This test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined, by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).