Genes, Vol. 12, Pages 1483: The Importance of Extended Analysis Using Current Molecular Genetic Methods Based on the Example of a Cohort of 228 Patients with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
Genes, Vol. 12, Pages 1483: The Importance of Extended Analysis Using Current Molecular Genetic Methods Based on the Example of a Cohort of 228 Patients with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
Genes doi: 10.3390/genes12101483
Authors:
Luise D. Resch
Alrun Hotz
Andreas D. Zimmer
Katalin Komlosi
Nina Singh
Andreas Tzschach
Marisa Windfuhr-Blum
Ingolf Juhasz-Boess
Thalia Erbes
Judith Fischer
Svenja Alter
In about 20–30% of all women with breast cancer, an increased number of cases of breast cancer can be observed in their family history. However, currently, only 5–10% of all breast cancer cases can be attributed to a pathogenic gene alteration. Molecular genetic diagnostics underwent enormous development within the last 10 years. Next-generation sequencing approaches allow increasingly extensive analyses resulting in the identification of additional candidate genes. In the present work, the germline molecular diagnostic analysis of a cohort of 228 patients with suspected hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) was evaluated. The 27 pathogenic gene variants initially detected are listed, and their distribution in the high-risk BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes is presented in this study. In ten high-risk patients, in whom, to date, no pathogenic variant could be detected, an extended genetic analysis of previously not considered risk genes was performed. Three variants of uncertain significance and one pathogenic variant could be descri...
Source: Genes - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Luise D. Resch Alrun Hotz Andreas D. Zimmer Katalin Komlosi Nina Singh Andreas Tzschach Marisa Windfuhr-Blum Ingolf Juhasz-Boess Thalia Erbes Judith Fischer Svenja Alter Tags: Communication Source Type: research
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