Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Germline Mutations in Patients of African Descent with Early-Onset and Familial Colombian Breast Cancer

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BACKGROUND: Pathogenic germline mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) genes contribute to hereditary breast/ovarian cancer (OC) in White/mestizo Colombian women. As there is virtually no genetic data on breast cancer (BC) in Colombians of African descent, we conducted a comprehensive BRCA1/2 mutational analysis of 60 Afro-Colombian families affected by breast/OC.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mutation screening of the complete BRCA1/2 genes for small-scale mutations and large genomic alterations was performed in these families using next-generation sequencing and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis.

RESULTS: Four pathogenic germline mutations, including one novel mutation, were identified, comprising 3 in BRCA1 and one in BRCA2. The prevalence of BRCA1/2 mutations, including one BRCA1 founder mutation (c.5123C>A) previously identified in this sample set, was 3.9% (2/51) in female BC-affected families and 33.3% (3/9) in those affected by both breast and OC. Haplotype analysis of 2 BRCA2_c.2701delC carriers (one Afro-Colombian and one previously identified White/mestizo Colombian patient with BC) suggested that the mutation arose in a common ancestor.

CONCLUSION: Our data showed that 2/5 (40%) mutations (including the one previously identified in this sample set) are shared by White/mestizo Colombian and Afro-Colombian populations. This suggests that these 2 populations are closely related. Nevertheless, variations in the BRCA1/2 mutational spectrum among Afro-Colombian subgroups from different regions of the country were observed, suggesting that specific genetic risk assessment strategies need to be developed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

The oncologist - 27(2022), 2 vom: 04. März, Seite e151-e157

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vargas, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
de Deugd, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Villegas, Victoria E [VerfasserIn]
Gil, Fabian [VerfasserIn]
Mora, Lina [VerfasserIn]
Viaña, Luis Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Bruges, Ricardo [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez, Alejandro [VerfasserIn]
Galvis, Juan Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Hamann, Ute [VerfasserIn]
Torres, Diana [VerfasserIn]

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Afro-Colombian
BRCA1/2
BRCA1 Protein
BRCA1 protein, human
BRCA2 Protein
BRCA2 protein, human
Breast cancer
Germline mutation
Journal Article

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Date Completed 02.06.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/oncolo/oyab026

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NLM34163381X