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Polishing the Crystal Ball: Knowing Genotype Improves Ability to Predict Desmoid Disease in Patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
source: Diseases of the colon and rectum
year: 2009
authors: Elodie Elayi, Elena Manilich, James Church
summary/abstract:INTRODUCTION : Desmoid disease occurs in one third of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Patients may be protected by changing surgical strategy. We designed a formula to predict desmoid risk and tested the value of adding genotype to the formula.
METHODS : A desmoid risk factor was calculated by summing points awarded for gender (male = 1, female = 3), extracolonic manifestations (nil = 1, one = 2, >one = 3), and family history of desmoids (negative = 1, one relative = 2, more than one relative = 3). Performance of the score with and without genotype (5′ 1309 = 1, 1309-1900 = 2, 3′ 1900 = 3) was analyzed.
RESULTS : There were 839 patients (138 desmoids) without genotype and 154 (30 desmoids) with genotype. The mean desmoid risk factor score of patients without desmoids (no genotype) was 4.7 (+/-1.4 SD) and for patients with desmoid the desmoid risk factor was 6.0 (+/-1.7, P < 0.001). Corresponding data for patients with genotype was 6.1 +/- 1.3 (no desmoids) and 8.4 +/- 1.8 with desmoids (P < 0.001). Of patients without genotype, 648 patients were at low risk and 9.9% had desmoid disease, 178 patients were at medium risk and 34% had desmoids, and 10 patients were at high risk and all had desmoids. Of those with genotype information, 83 patients were at low risk and 5% had desmoids, 52 patients were at medium risk and 21% had desmoids, and 18 patients were at high risk and 83% had desmoids.
CONCLUSION : The desmoid risk factor identifies patients with various levels of risk for developing desmoid disease, and can be used to plan surgical strategies designed to minimize desmoid risk.
organization: Cleveland ClinicDOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181b5518a
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