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Table 2 Relationship between the site of mutation in the APC gene and CHRPE status in 413 FAP patients from 285 families. The patients whose CHRPE status conforms to the published correlation are printed in bold.

From: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: Experience from a Study of 1164 Unrelated German Polyposis Patients

Site of APC mutation (Codon)

Predicted CHRPE status

Number of patients examined for CHRPE

Number of patients with CHRPE

Number of patients without CHRPE

122-414

CHRPE-negative

52 (39) **

6 (6)

46 (34)

423-1367

CHRPE-positive

307 (205)

244 (156)

63 (58)

1451-2557

CHRPE-negative

34 (29)

3 (3)

31 (28)

large deletions*

?

20 (12)

15 (9)

5 (5)

all patients

 

413 (285)

268 (174)

145 (118)

  1. *Patients with large deletions encompassing the whole gene were in both CHRPE-positive and CHRPE-negative groups.
  2. **The numbers of families are shown in parentheses. In some families a discrepant CHRPE status was observed.