Skip to main content

Table 7 Comparison of MMR- deficient versus MMR- proficient individuals from suspected Latin America LS families

From: A survey of the clinicopathological and molecular characteristics of patients with suspected Lynch syndrome in Latin America

Clinical characteristics

MMR status

p value

Deficient

Proficient

Age at CRC diagnosis (mean + − SD)

42.47

36.3

 

Gender (n(%))

 Male

27 (39.1)

36 (34.6)

 

 Female

42 (60.9)

68 (65.4)

0.545637

Family history of CRC (n(%))

 Yes

66 (98.5)

40 (87)

 

 No

1 (1.5)

6 (13)

0.012333

Family history Lynch syndrome associated cancers (n(%))

 Yes

14 (20.9)

6 (13)

 

 No

53 (79.1)

40 (87)

0.282626

AMSII/Bethesda criteria (n(%))

 AMSII

28 (42.4)

5 (10.9)

 

 Bethesda

38 (57.6)

41 (89.1)

0.000314

  1. *P ≤ 0.05; CRC colorectal cancer, MMR mismatch repair