Abstract
BackgroundMutations in the high penetrance breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 account for a significant percentage of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer cases. Genotype-phenotype correlations of BRCA1 mutations located in different parts of the BRCA1 gene have been described previously; however, phenotypic differences of specific BRCA1 mutations have not yet been fully investigated. In our study, based on the analysis of a population-based series of unselected breast and ovarian cancer cases in Latvia, we show some aspects of the genotype-phenotype correlation among the BRCA1 c.4034delA (4153delA) and c.5266dupC (5382insC) founder mutation carriers.MethodsWe investigated the prevalence of the BRCA1 founder mutations c.4034delA and c.5266dupC in a population-based series of unselected breast (n = 2546) and ovarian (n = 795) cancer cases. Among the BRCA1 mutation carriers identified in this analysis we compared the overall survival, age at diagnosis and family histories of breast and ovarian cancers.ResultsWe have found that the prevalence of breast and ovarian cancer cases (breast: ovarian cancer ratio) differs significantly among the carriers of the c.5266dupC and c.4034delA founder mutations (OR = 2.98, 95%CI = 1.58 to 5.62, P < 0.001). We have also found a difference in the prevalence of breast and ovarian cancer cases among the 1st and 2nd degree relatives of the c.4034delA and c.5266dupC mutation carriers. In addition, among the breast cancer cases the c.4034delA mutation has been associated with a later age of onset and worse clinical outcomes in comparison with the c.5266dupC mutation.ConclusionsOur data suggest that the carriers of the c.4034delA and c.5266dupC founder mutations have different risks of breast and ovarian cancer development, different age of onset and prognosis of breast cancer.
Highlights
Mutations in the high penetrance breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 account for a significant percentage of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer cases
We describe some aspects of genotypephenotype correlation among the c.4034delA and c.5266dupC mutation carriers identified in a populationbased screening in Latvia which was observed in the prevalence of breast and ovarian cancer cases among the mutation carriers and their 1st and 2nd degree relatives, in the age of onset and in the clinical outcomes of breast cancer
Different breast:ovarian cancer ratios among c.4034delA and c.5266dupC mutation carriers Molecular analysis of BRCA1 founder mutations among 2546 unselected breast cancer patients has revealed the presence of mutations in 96 (3.77%) cases, including 25 (0.98%) c.4034delA mutations and 69 (2.70%) c.5266dupC mutations
Summary
Mutations in the high penetrance breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 account for a significant percentage of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer cases. Genotype-phenotype correlations of BRCA1 mutations located in different parts of the BRCA1 gene have been described previously; phenotypic differences of specific BRCA1 mutations have not yet been fully investigated. In our study, based on the analysis of a population-based series of unselected breast and ovarian cancer cases in Latvia, we show some aspects of the genotype-phenotype correlation among the BRCA1 c.4034delA (4153delA) and c.5266dupC (5382insC) founder mutation carriers. We describe some aspects of genotypephenotype correlation among the c.4034delA and c.5266dupC mutation carriers identified in a populationbased screening in Latvia which was observed in the prevalence of breast and ovarian cancer cases among the mutation carriers and their 1st and 2nd degree relatives, in the age of onset and in the clinical outcomes of breast cancer
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