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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 22.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Jul 19;106(10):1829–1836. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2011.203

Table 1.

Cancer spectrum of USA family R members age 20 + and syndrome risk ≥ 25%

Cancer sites EPCAM family genetic test results
Pos + OGCa Negative Not tested Total
Colon 22 1 27 50
Skin 2b 1 2 5
Small intestine 1c 1d 1c 3
Stomach 1c 0 1 2
Unknown primary 1 0 2 3
Breast 0 2 5c 7
Upper uroepithelial 0 0 3c 3
Lymphoma 0 0 3 3
Lung 0 0 2 2
Brain 0 0 2 2
Prostate 0 1 1 2
Pancreas 0 0 1 1
Testicle 0 0 1 1
Urinary bladder 0 0 1 1
Female organ? 0 0 1c 1
Endometrium 0 1 0 1
Leukemia 0 1 0 1
No cancer 13 29 201 243
Total individuals 36 37 250 323

EPCAM, epithelial cell adhesion molecule; OGC, obligate gene carrier.

a

Includes those tested positive plus Obligate Gene Carriers (child tested positive).

b

Both individuals also diagnosed with colon cancer.

c

One individual also diagnosed with colon cancer.

d

This individual also diagnosed with melanoma.

Of the 57 individuals tested, 20 are positive and 37 are negative.