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Simona Agata

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Associations of common breast cancer susceptibility alleles with risk of breast cancer subtypes in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers

2014

Introduction More than 70 common alleles are known to be involved in breast cancer (BC) susceptibility, and several exhibit significant heterogeneity in their associations with different BC subtypes. Although there are differences in the association patterns between BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers and the general population for several loci, no study has comprehensively evaluated the associations of all known BC susceptibility alleles with risk of BC subtypes in BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers. Methods We used data from 15,252 BRCA1 and 8,211 BRCA2 carriers to analyze the associations between approximately 200,000 genetic variants on the iCOGS array and risk of BC subtypes defined by estrogen re…

Cancer ResearchReceptor ErbB-2Genes BRCA2BRCALOCIGenes BRCA1MODIFIERSVARIANTSErbB-2610 Medical sciences MedicineDuctalReceptorsMedicine and Health SciencesINVESTIGATORSBreastskin and connective tissue diseasesProgesteroneMedicine(all)Carcinoma Ductal BreastMiddle AgedAdult; Aged; Alleles; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Carcinoma Ductal Breast; Carcinoma Lobular; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Heterozygote; Humans; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Grading; Neoplasm Staging; Receptor ErbB-2; Receptors Estrogen; Receptors Progesterone; Genes BRCA1; Genes BRCA2; Cancer Research; OncologyOncologyReceptors EstrogenTUMOR SUBTYPESFemaleReceptors ProgesteroneReceptorResearch ArticleAdultHeterozygote610Breast NeoplasmsMEDULLARY CARCINOMAOVARIAN-CANCERLobularHumansGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATIONAllelesAgedNeoplasm StagingAdult; Aged; Alleles; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Carcinoma Ductal Breast; Carcinoma Lobular; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Heterozygote; Humans; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Grading; Neoplasm Staging; Receptor ErbB-2; Receptors Estrogen; Receptors Progesterone; Genes BRCA1; Genes BRCA2CONSORTIUMCarcinomaBRCA1EstrogenBRCA2Carcinoma LobularESTROGEN-RECEPTORGenesNeoplasm GradingBreast Cancer Research
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Whole-exome sequencing and targeted gene sequencing provide insights into the role ofPALB2as a male breast cancer susceptibility gene

2016

BACKGROUND Male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease whose etiology appears to be largely associated with genetic factors. BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations account for about 10% of all MBC cases. Thus, a fraction of MBC cases are expected to be due to genetic factors not yet identified. To further explain the genetic susceptibility for MBC, whole-exome sequencing (WES) and targeted gene sequencing were applied to high-risk, BRCA1/2 mutation–negative MBC cases. METHODS Germ-line DNA of 1 male and 2 female BRCA1/2 mutation–negative breast cancer (BC) cases from a pedigree showing a first-degree family history of MBC was analyzed with WES. Targeted gene sequencing for the validation of WES results w…

0301 basic medicineCancer genome sequencingProbandGeneticsCancer ResearchPALB2Nonsense mutationCancerBiologymedicine.disease03 medical and health sciences030104 developmental biology0302 clinical medicineBreast cancerOncology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisMale breast cancermedicineskin and connective tissue diseasesExome sequencingCancer
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