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Danish guidelines for management of non-APC-associated hereditary polyposis syndromes

Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice volume 19, Article number: 41 (2021) Cite this article

Abstract

Hereditary Polyposis Syndromes are a group of rare, inherited syndromes characterized by the presence of histopathologically specific or numerous intestinal polyps and an increased risk of cancer. Some polyposis syndromes have been known for decades, but the development in genetic technologies has allowed the identification of new syndromes.. The diagnosis entails surveillance from an early age, but universal guideline on how to manage and surveille these new syndromes are lacking. This paper represents a condensed version of the recent guideline (2020) from a working group appointed by the Danish Society of Medical Genetics and the Danish Society of Surgery on recommendations for the surveillance of patients with hereditary polyposis syndromes, including rare polyposis syndromes.

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Background

Hereditary Polyposis Syndromes (HPSs) are a group of rare, inherited syndromes characterized by the presence of histopathologically specific or numerous intestinal polyps and sometimes extra-intestinal manifestations. HPSs is associated with an increased risk of cancer in and outside the gastrointestinal (GI)- tract -tract and timely diagnosis is important in order to offer specific organ-targeted surveillance programs with the purpose of reducing morbidity and mortality. The classification of HPS has traditionally been based on the histopathology of the removed polyps as presented in Fig. 1.

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Classification of Hereditary Polyposis Syndromes. *Only accounts for a small part of patients with this syndrome. AD = Autosomal dominant, AR = Autosomal recessive

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Some HPSs have been known for decades, but the possibility of sequencing many genes in a very short time (Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)), has revealed several genes now known to be associated with HPSs, and genetic testing is therefore a part of the diagnostic pipeline for patients with (or suspected of having) a HPS. Both autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive inheritance is seen.

Genetics diagnostics and genetic counselling

Genetic testing includes gene-panel screening using NGS with genes known to be related to polyposis syndromes. As of 2020, the panel should include the genes listed in Fig. 1. The finding of causative monoallelic (autosomal dominant) or biallelic (autosomal recessive) germline pathogenic variations (PVs) is crucial in order to make an accurate diagnosis which in turn is the prerequisite for tailoring the optimal surveillance program for each patient. Additionally, detecting a genetic cause also makes prenatal diagnosis, including preimplantation diagnosis (PGT), possible in some cases. Somatic mosaicism should be considered in patients with a clinically convincing HPS, where standard genetic analyses of blood does not identify the cause.

How to manage HPS?

There is a high demand for guidelines addressing questions like: how many and what types of polyps should cause concern? When should a patient be referred for genetic counselling? How should we manage patients and their families when detecting (or not detecting) a PV in an HPS gene? In order to address these questions, the Danish Society of Medical Genetics and the Danish Society of Surgery appointed a group of experts in the field in 2017. This paper is a summarized version of this work and guidelines, approved by the two societies in 2020. The guideline points out referral criteria for genetic work-up and counselling (Fig. 2) and suggests surveillance programs for HPS-patients with or without a known genetic etiology. APC-associated polyposis and PTEN-hamartoma-tumor syndrome are not included in the work. The working group agreed on general recommendations (Suppl. Table 1) and more specific surveillance for each HPS (Suppl. Table 2).

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Referral criteria for genetic work-up and counseling. Number of polyps is the cumulative number

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General considerations of surveillance and prophylactic GI-operations

Endoscopic investigations are the core of surveillance. There is no evidence for recommending prophylactic intestinal resections in any of the HPSs, which are described here, but some patients may have a massive polyp burden in part(s) of the GI-tract, making endoscopic surveillance challenging; gastrointestinal resection is indicated in some patients. In the case of colorectal cancer (CRC), a subtotal or total colectomy should be considered, but taking the polyp burden, age and co-morbidity into consideration. If (large) polyps causes complications such as invagination and/or bleeding, segmental resections with or without peroperative enteroscopy should be performed. After surgery surveillance must be resumed.

HAMARTOMATOUS polyposis syndromes

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is characterized by the presence of hamartomatous Peutz-Jeghers polyps in the GI-tract and mucocutaneous pigmentations (MPs) especially on the lips and buccal mucosa. MPs typically presents in childhood and tend to fade after puberty. The polyps are mainly found in the small intestines and 50–75% of patients experience GI symptoms before 20 years of age, with invagination as the most common complication [1]. PJS is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and STK11 is the only gene known to be associated with the condition . An age dependent increased risk of cancer in the GI-tract as well as various extra-intestinal cancers are well documented (Table 1) [9]. Surveillance is comprehensive and should start in childhood (see Supp Table 2) [10].

Table 1 Estimated cancer risk
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Table 2 Diagnostic criteria
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Management of patients with a solitary Peutz-Jeghers-polyp or isolated MPs

Patients with a solitary Peutz-Jeghers polyp should be referred to a clinical genetics department for STK11 analysis. Endoscopy with gastroscopy, colonoscopy and video capsule enteroscopy could be performed in order to rule out PJS. If both genetic and endoscopic work-up is negative, PJS is unlikely and the patient (and family members) should not be subjected to further investigations or follow-up. Isolated MPs suggestive of PJS should be managed as described by Latchford et al. [11]

Juvenile polyposis syndrome

Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS) is characterized by the presence of few to over a 100 hamartomatous juvenile polyps in the GI-tract, mostly in the large intestine and stomach. A subgroup of patients with JPS and a PV in SMAD4 may have symptoms of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) as well as an increased risk of aortic aneurisms [12]. The phenotypic spectrum is broad and there is significant intra – and interfamilial variability in expressivity. JPS is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. The distinction between patients – especially children – with solitary or few juvenile polyps from juvenile polyposis can be difficult, but for patients with only one juvenile polyp the risk for having JPS is low [13]. The risk of CRC and gastric cancer is increased with the risk of gastric polyposis, gastric cancer being highest in SMAD4 carriers [14].

The clinical approach may vary depending on the clinical picture. For SMAD4 carriers surveillance for HHT should start at 12 years, while the starting point for screening for aortopathy is less clear.

Autosomal dominant adenomatous polyposis syndromes

POLE-associated polyposis

PVs in the exonuclease domains of POLE (exon 9–14) were described in adult patients with colonic polyps and/or early-onset CRC in 2013 [15, 16]. Since then, additional cases have been reported [17, 18]. Still, data regarding the phenotypic characteristics, penetrance and estimation of cancer risk are limited. Café-au-lait pigmentations may be part of the phenotypic spectrum and are important to discover, as this manifestation can be suggestive of a more aggressive phenotype.

Several PVs have been reported with c.1270C > G, p.Leu424Val, (NM_006231.3) as the most frequent. Other pathogenic missense variants seem to be associated with a more severe phenotype with cancer including medulloblastoma) and CRC [19, 20]. There is an increased risk of CRC, and a high frequency of extraintestinal cancer has been reported. There is no evidence that truncating, loss-of-function variants cause POLE-associated polyposis.

The genotype should guide surveillance strategies: p.Leu424Val results in a more Lynch-like phenotype with adult-onset cancer, while other pathogenic missense variants (often de novo) result in a more severe phenotype including childhood cancer and skin pigmentations (see Suppl. Table 2). For carriers of other pathogenic missense variants, surveillance programs should be tailored case by case, but in general beginning in childhood.

POLD1-associated polyposis

PVs in the exonuclease domains of POLD1 (exon 6–12) were first described in patients with multiple adenomas and CRCs [21, 22]. Knowledge about phenotype, penetrance and risk of extracolonic cancers is limited, but polyposis and cancer develops in adulthood.

As with POLE, PVs are missense variants and there is no evidence that truncating, loss-of-functions variants cause polyposis and/or cancer.

AXIN2-associated polyposis

AXIN2-associated polyposis (also referred to as oligodontia-colorectal cancer syndrome) is a rare autosomal dominant syndrome, characterized by adenomatous colonic polyps varying in number from 0 to > 100. In most families, affected patients also have oligodontia and/or other aspects of ectodermal dysplasia. There is an increased risk of CRC, which is most often diagnosed in adulthood. Other variants in the gene seem to cause oligodontia/ectodermal dysplasia only [21, 22].

Autosomal recessive adenomatous polyposis syndromes

MUTYH- associated polyposis

MUTYH-associated polyposis (MAP) is characterized by multiple colorectal adenomas. The phenotypic spectrum is wide, and the number of polyps varies from few to over a 100. Approximately 2% of patients with MAP develop CRC without polyps. The lifetime risk of CRC in patients with MAP is well-documented and high (43–100%). Duodenal adenomas and gastric polyps are also found in a significant part of patients. MAP is caused by biallelic PVs in MUTYH thus the inheritance pattern is autosomal recessive. The carrier frequency in the Northern European population is estimated to be 1–2%. Two-point mutations, p.Y179C and p.G396D (NM_001128425), account for approximately. 85% of all PVs in individuals with Northern European ancestry. A high carrier frequency is also found in the Northern African population as well as in the non-Ashkenazi Jewish population.

Risk of cancer in heterozygotes with pathogenic MUTYH variants

The risk for colorectal adenomas in monoallelic carriers of pathogenic MUTYH-variants has been investigated in a prospective study from 2019 [23] which found no evidence of an adenomatous polyposis phenotype in monoallelic carriers. Carriers of a PV who have a first-degree relative with MAP have up to a 5-fold increased risk of CRC [24], while carriers in general have an over 3-fold increased risk. It is debated whether the finding of one PV in an individual should result in genetic testing of relatives (cascade-testing) as recommendations are contradictive [2, 25]. It is recommended that siblings of a patient with MAP are tested for the PV(s) in the family. Spouses of patients with MAP and spouses of patients, who are heterozygous carriers of a PV should be offered genetic screening of MUTYH.

NTHL1-associated polyposis

NTHL1-associated polyposis (or NTHL1-tumour syndrome) was described for the first time by Weren et al. in 2015 in patients with adenomatous polyposis in the lower GI-tract [26]. As of January 2020, reports of 34 patients with NTHL1-associated polyposis have been published [6, 26,27,28,29,30,31,32]. Development of NTHL1-associated polyposis is caused by biallelic PVs in NTHL1 and the inheritance pattern is autosomal recessive. Most patients are homozygous for the recurrent PV, NTHL1, c.268C > T, p.Gln90* (NM_002528).

There is a high frequency of CRC in the published cases, but also of breast- and duodenal cancer suggesting a broader cancer predisposition syndrome [32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39]. Thus, the phenotypic spectrum of this syndrome is still emerging.

Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome

Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome (CMMRD) is a distinct childhood cancer predisposition syndrome characterized by an increased risk of a broad spectrum of malignancies, and GI-polyposis in both the upper and lower GI-tract. Often café-au-lait spots and other findings that mimic neurofibromatosis type 1 are detected. The patients carry biallelic PVs in the MMR genes (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2) and thus the inheritance pattern is autosomal recessive. More than half of the patients known with CMMRD have bi-allelic PVs in PMS2 [33]. Recommendations for GI-surveillance are listed in Suppl.Table 2. Suggested surveillance for other malignancies is described by the European Consortium of CMMRD [34].

MSH3- and MLH3-associated polyposis

MSH3: As of January 2020, a total of four individuals from two families have been reported with biallelic PVs in MSH3 [35]. The inheritance pattern is autosomal recessive and the associated phenotype is characterized by the presence of colorectal adenomatous polyposis. Polyposis was accompanied by benign and malignant lesions in the GI- tract and extracolonic manifestations such as duodenal adenomas, thyroid adenomas, gastric cancer and astrocytoma.

MLH3: Olkinuora et al. [36] reported five patients from four families to be homozygous for PVs in MLH3,. The patients had 50–200 adenomatous polyps (age range 48–52 years). One of three female patients had breast cancer at age 52, and the male patient had CRC at age 48.

Other polyposis syndromes

GREM1-associated mixed polyposis

GREM1-associated Mixed Polyposis (previously Hereditary Mixed Polyposis syndrome) is an extremely rare condition with an unknown incidence. The condition was first described by Whitelaw et al. in 1997 [37] in an Ashkenazi Jewish family with mixed GI-polyposis and CRC. A genetic cause was reported in 2012 by Jaeger et al, who detected a 40 kb duplication upstream of GREM1 [38]. Since then other duplications have been reported [21, 39, 40]. The mode of inheritance is autosomal dominant and the condition is caused by upstream GREM1 duplications [40]. The histopathology of the polyps is variable and includes atypical juvenile polyps and/or hyperplastic polyps as well as adenomas and serrated adenomas, and there is a phenotypic overlap with other syndromes, although the phenotypic description is limited. CRC occurs with an increased frequency in adulthood [41].

Serrated polyposis syndrome

Serrated Polyposis Syndrome (SPS) (previously named Hyperplastic Polyposis Syndrome) Is a condition characterized by numerous serrated polyps in the colon. Although the prevalence is unknown, the syndrome is probably more common than anticipated. In fecal occult blood test-based screening cohorts 1:111–1:238 individuals were diagnosed [42, 43].

SPS is commonly grouped with the HPSs but does not appear to be inherited in a simple Mendelian fashion. Some studies link PVs in RNF43 to SPS; however, studies of larger cohorts suggest that RNF43 only explains a small proportion of cases [44, 45]. Individuals with SPS have an increased risk of CRC, and relatives have a recognized substantial risk of developing CRC, but the risk is not well defined [46].

Polyposis with unknown etiology

In some patients with a significant number of adenomas in the L-GI-tract, both with and without a family history of polyposis, the etiology is not identified by gene analysis. These patients/families may have the diagnosis of “polyposis of unknown etiology” although there is no clear definition of the term “polyposis”. The definition seen in Table 2 can be used as guidance.

Few publications have focused on this group of patients, and these are likely influenced by selection bias. Cancer occurrence has been reported in relatives, both in the colon and in the U-GI tract, but the inclusion criteria in these studies differ from those listed in Table 2 [47,48,49]. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) suggests surveillance/management guided by the phenotype of the patient and by the family history [2].

Conclusion

In recent years, HPSs have been identified due to the development in genetic technologies. Patients with these syndromes should be offered surveillance in order to reduce mortality and morbidity, and genetic analysis is crucial in the diagnostic pipeline. Long-term follow-up studies are needed in order to obtain evidence but are complicated by the small number of patients, lack of population-based data and risk of ascertainment bias. The guidelines presented will have to undergo revision as knowledge increases and new polyposis syndromes are identified.

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Abbreviations

CMMRD:

Congenital mismatch repair deficiency

CRC:

Colorectal cancer

FAP :

Familial adenomatous polyposis

FDR:

First-degree relative

HHT:

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

HPS:

Hereditary polyposis syndrome

MP:

Mucocutaneous pigmentations

JPS:

Juvenile polyposis syndrome

L-GI:

Lower gastrointestinal tract

MAP:

MUTYH-associated polyposis

PJS :

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

PV :

Pathogenic variant

U-GI :

Upper gastrointestinal tract

SPS:

Serrated Polyposis Syndrome

VCE :

Videocapsule endoscopy

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    Anne Marie Jelsig & Karin Wadt

  2. Danish Polyposis Registry, Gastrounit, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark

    John Gásdal Karstensen & Niels Jespersen

  3. Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    John Gásdal Karstensen

  4. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Zohreh Ketabi

  5. Department of Clinical Genetics, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

    Charlotte Lautrup & Lone Sunde

  6. Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark

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    Ole Thorlacius-Ussing

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    Ole Thorlacius-Ussing

  9. Research Unit for Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

    Niels Qvist

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John Gasdal Karstensen: literature search on hamartomatous polyposis, discussion of guidelines. Niels Jespersen, literature search on adenomatous polyposis syndromes, discussion of guidelines. Zoreh Ketabi, Literature search on the gynecological aspects of the syndrome, discussion of guidelines. Charlotte Lautrup, literature search on adenomatous polyposis syndromes and serrated polyposis syndromes, discussion of guidelines Karina Rønlund, literature search on adenomatous polyposis syndromes and serrated polyposis syndromes, discussion of guidelines. Lone Sunde, literature search on adenomatous polyposis syndromes, polyposis without known etiology, discussion of guidelines Karin Wadt, literature search on adenomatous polyposis syndromes, discussion of guidelines. Ole Thorlacius-Ussing, literature search on adenomatous polyposis syndromes, discussion of guidelines. Niels Qvist, literature search on hamartomatous polyposis, discussion of guidelines. Anne Marie Jelsig, literature search on hamartomatous polyposis, writing the final draft of the paper, figures and tables. The author(s) read and approved the final manuscript.

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Jelsig, A.M., Karstensen, J.G., Jespersen, N. et al. Danish guidelines for management of non-APC-associated hereditary polyposis syndromes. Hered Cancer Clin Pract 19, 41 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13053-021-00197-8

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