EPCAM and colorectal carcinoma: The clinicopathological characteristics evaluated were similar between path_MLH1, path_MSH2, path_MSH6, path_PMS2 and path_EPCAM carriers, except for the mean age at CRC diagnosis for MLH1 (39.6 years) and MSH2 carriers (41.5 years) (p ≤ 0.05) (Table 5).