MLH1 and hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer: Deficiencies in MMR can occur through either a germline mutation in an MMR gene (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2), resulting in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) also known as Lynch syndrome, however, this condition occurs more commonly through sporadic epigenetic inactivation of MLH1 [3].