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RAD51 is an important component of double-stranded DNA-repair mechanisms that interacts with both BRCA1 and BRCA2. A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the 5’ untranslated region (UTR) of RAD51, 135G–\textgreaterC, has been suggested as a possible modifier of breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. We pooled genotype data for 8,512 female mutation carriers from 19 studies for the RAD51 135G–\textgreaterC SNP. We found evidence of an increased breast cancer risk in CC homozygotes (hazard ratio [HR] 1.92 [95% confidence interval CI 1.25-2.94) but not in heterozygotes (HR 0.95 [95% CI 0.83-1.07]; P=.002, by heterogeneity test with 2 degrees of freedom [df]). When BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers were analyzed separately, the increased risk was statistically significant only among BRCA2 mutation carriers, in whom we observed HRs of 1.17 (95% CI 0.91-1.51) among heterozygotes and 3.18 (95% CI 1.39-7.27) among rare homozygotes (P=.0007, by heterogeneity test with 2 df). In addition, we determined that the 135G–\textgreaterC variant affects RAD51 splicing within the 5’ UTR. Thus, 135G–\textgreaterC may modify the risk of breast cancer in BRCA2 mutation carriers by altering the expression of RAD51. RAD51 is the first gene to be reliably identified as a modifier of risk among BRCA1/2 mutation carriers.

Authors: Antonis C. Antoniou, Olga M. Sinilnikova, Jacques Simard, Mélanie Léoné, Martine Dumont, Susan L. Neuhausen, Jeffery P. Struewing, Dominique Stoppa-Lyonnet, Laure Barjhoux, David J. Hughes, Isabelle Coupier, Muriel Belotti, Christine Lasset, Valérie Bonadona, Yves-Jean Bignon, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Theresa Wagner, Henry T. Lynch, Susan M. Domchek, Katherine L. Nathanson, Judy E. Garber, Jeffrey Weitzel, Steven A. Narod, Gail Tomlinson, Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, Andrew Godwin, Claudine Isaacs, Anna Jakubowska, Jan Lubinski, Jacek Gronwald, Bohdan Górski, Tomasz Byrski, Tomasz Huzarski, Susan Peock, Margaret Cook, Caroline Baynes, Alexandra Murray, Mark Rogers, Peter A. Daly, Huw Dorkins, Rita K. Schmutzler, Beatrix Versmold, Christoph Engel, Alfons Meindl, Norbert Arnold, Dieter Niederacher, Helmut Deissler, Amanda B. Spurdle, Xiaoqing Chen, Nicola Waddell, Nicole Cloonan, Tomas Kirchhoff, Kenneth Offit, Eitan Friedman, Bella Kaufmann, Yael Laitman, Gilli Galore, Gad Rennert, Flavio Lejbkowicz, Leon Raskin, Irene L. Andrulis, Eduard Ilyushik, Hilmi Ozcelik, Peter Devilee, Maaike P. G. Vreeswijk, Mark H. Greene, Sheila A. Prindiville, Ana Osorio, Javier Benitez, Michal Zikan, Csilla I. Szabo, Outi Kilpivaara, Heli Nevanlinna, Ute Hamann, Francine Durocher, Adalgeir Arason, Fergus J. Couch, Douglas F. Easton, Georgia Chenevix-Trench

Date Published: 1st Dec 2007

Publication Type: Journal article

Human Diseases: hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome

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INTRODUCTION The distribution of histopathological features of invasive breast tumors in BRCA1 or BRCA2 germline mutation carriers differs from that of individuals with no known mutation. Histopathologicall features thus have utility for mutation prediction, including statistical modeling to assess pathogenicity of BRCA1 or BRCA2 variants of uncertain clinical significance. We analyzed large pathology datasets accrued by the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA) and the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC) to reassess histopathological predictors of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation status, and provide robust likelihood ratio (LR) estimates for statistical modeling. METHODS Selection criteria for study/center inclusion were estrogen receptor (ER) status or grade data available for invasive breast cancer diagnosed younger than 70 years. The dataset included 4,477 BRCA1 mutation carriers, 2,565 BRCA2 mutation carriers, and 47,565 BCAC breast cancer cases. Country-stratified estimates of the likelihood of mutation status by histopathological markers were derived using a Mantel-Haenszel approach. RESULTS ER-positive phenotype negatively predicted BRCA1 mutation status, irrespective of grade (LRs from 0.08 to 0.90). ER-negative grade 3 histopathology was more predictive of positive BRCA1 mutation status in women 50 years or older (LR = 4.13 (3.70 to 4.62)) versus younger than 50 years (LR = 3.16 (2.96 to 3.37)). For BRCA2, ER-positive grade 3 phenotype modestly predicted positive mutation status irrespective of age (LR = 1.7-fold), whereas ER-negative grade 3 features modestly predicted positive mutation status at 50 years or older (LR = 1.54 (1.27 to 1.88)). Triple-negative tumor status was highly predictive of BRCA1 mutation status for women younger than 50 years (LR = 3.73 (3.43 to 4.05)) and 50 years or older (LR = 4.41 (3.86 to 5.04)), and modestly predictive of positive BRCA2 mutation status in women 50 years or older (LR = 1.79 (1.42 to 2.24)). CONCLUSIONS These results refine likelihood-ratio estimates for predicting BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation status by using commonly measured histopathological features. Age at diagnosis is an important variable for most analyses, and grade is more informative than ER status for BRCA2 mutation carrier prediction. The estimates will improve BRCA1 and BRCA2 variant classification and inform patient mutation testing and clinical management.

Authors: Amanda B. Spurdle, Fergus J. Couch, Michael T. Parsons, Lesley McGuffog, Daniel Barrowdale, Manjeet K. Bolla, Qin Wang, Sue Healey, Rita Schmutzler, Barbara Wappenschmidt, Kerstin Rhiem, Eric Hahnen, Christoph Engel, Alfons Meindl, Nina Ditsch, Norbert Arnold, Hansjoerg Plendl, Dieter Niederacher, Christian Sutter, Shan Wang-Gohrke, Doris Steinemann, Sabine Preisler-Adams, Karin Kast, Raymonda Varon-Mateeva, Steve Ellis, Debra Frost, Radka Platte, Jo Perkins, D. Gareth Evans, Louise Izatt, Ros Eeles, Julian Adlard, Rosemarie Davidson, Trevor Cole, Giulietta Scuvera, Siranoush Manoukian, Bernardo Bonanni, Frederique Mariette, Stefano Fortuzzi, Alessandra Viel, Barbara Pasini, Laura Papi, Liliana Varesco, Rosemary Balleine, Katherine L. Nathanson, Susan M. Domchek, Kenneth Offitt, Anna Jakubowska, Noralane Lindor, Mads Thomassen, Uffe Birk Jensen, Johanna Rantala, Åke Borg, Irene L. Andrulis, Alexander Miron, Thomas v. O. Hansen, Trinidad Caldes, Susan L. Neuhausen, Amanda E. Toland, Heli Nevanlinna, Marco Montagna, Judy Garber, Andrew K. Godwin, Ana Osorio, Rachel E. Factor, Mary B. Terry, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Beth Y. Karlan, Melissa Southey, Muhammad Usman Rashid, Nadine Tung, Paul D. P. Pharoah, Fiona M. Blows, Alison M. Dunning, Elena Provenzano, Per Hall, Kamila Czene, Marjanka K. Schmidt, Annegien Broeks, Sten Cornelissen, Senno Verhoef, Peter A. Fasching, Matthias W. Beckmann, Arif B. Ekici, Dennis J. Slamon, Stig E. Bojesen, Børge G. Nordestgaard, Sune F. Nielsen, Henrik Flyger, Jenny Chang-Claude, Dieter Flesch-Janys, Anja Rudolph, Petra Seibold, Kristiina Aittomäki, Taru A. Muranen, Päivi Heikkilä, Carl Blomqvist, Jonine Figueroa, Stephen J. Chanock, Louise Brinton, Jolanta Lissowska, Janet E. Olson, Vernon S. Pankratz, Esther M. John, Alice S. Whittemore, Dee W. West, Ute Hamann, Diana Torres, Hans Ulrich Ulmer, Thomas Rüdiger, Peter Devilee, Robert A. E. M. Tollenaar, Caroline Seynaeve, Christi J. van Asperen, Diana M. Eccles, William J. Tapper, Lorraine Durcan, Louise Jones, Julian Peto, Isabel Dos-Santos-Silva, Olivia Fletcher, Nichola Johnson, Miriam Dwek, Ruth Swann, Anita L. Bane, Gord Glendon, Anna M. Mulligan, Graham G. Giles, Roger L. Milne, Laura Baglietto, Catriona McLean, Jane Carpenter, Christine Clarke, Rodney Scott, Hiltrud Brauch, Thomas Brüning, Yon-Dschun Ko, Angela Cox, Simon S. Cross, Malcolm W. R. Reed, Jan Lubinski, Katarzyna Jaworska-Bieniek, Katarzyna Durda, Jacek Gronwald, Thilo Dörk, Natalia Bogdanova, Tjoung-Won Park-Simon, Peter Hillemanns, Christopher A. Haiman, Brian E. Henderson, Fredrick Schumacher, Loic Le Marchand, Barbara Burwinkel, Frederik Marme, Harald Surovy, Rongxi Yang, Hoda Anton-Culver, Argyrios Ziogas, Maartje J. Hooning, J. Margriet Collée, John W. M. Martens, Madeleine M. A. Tilanus-Linthorst, Hermann Brenner, Aida Karina Dieffenbach, Volke Arndt, Christa Stegmaier, Robert Winqvist, Katri Pylkäs, Arja Jukkola-Vuorinen, Mervi Grip, Annika Lindblom, Sara Margolin, Vijai Joseph, Mark Robson, Rohini Rau-Murthy, Anna González-Neira, José Ignacio Arias, Pilar Zamora, Javier Benítez, Arto Mannermaa, Vesa Kataja, Veli-Matti Kosma, Jaana M. Hartikainen, Paolo Peterlongo, Daniela Zaffaroni, Monica Barile, Fabio Capra, Paolo Radice, Soo H. Teo, Douglas F. Easton, Antonis C. Antoniou, Georgia Chenevix-Trench, David E. Goldgar

Date Published: 1st Dec 2014

Publication Type: Journal article

Human Diseases: hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome

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BACKGROUND The effect of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) on breast cancer risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers is uncertain. Retrospective analyses have suggested a protective effectt but may be substantially biased. Prospective studies have had limited power, particularly for BRCA2 mutation carriers. Further, previous studies have not considered the effect of RRSO in the context of natural menopause. METHODS A multi-centre prospective cohort of 2272 BRCA1 and 1605 BRCA2 mutation carriers was followed for a mean of 5.4 and 4.9 years, respectively; 426 women developed incident breast cancer. RRSO was modelled as a time-dependent covariate in Cox regression, and its effect assessed in premenopausal and postmenopausal women. RESULTS There was no association between RRSO and breast cancer for BRCA1 (HR = 1.23; 95% CI 0.94-1.61) or BRCA2 (HR = 0.88; 95% CI 0.62-1.24) mutation carriers. For BRCA2 mutation carriers, HRs were 0.68 (95% CI 0.40-1.15) and 1.07 (95% CI 0.69-1.64) for RRSO carried out before or after age 45 years, respectively. The HR for BRCA2 mutation carriers decreased with increasing time since RRSO (HR = 0.51; 95% CI 0.26-0.99 for 5 years or longer after RRSO). Estimates for premenopausal women were similar. CONCLUSION We found no evidence that RRSO reduces breast cancer risk for BRCA1 mutation carriers. A potentially beneficial effect for BRCA2 mutation carriers was observed, particularly after 5 years following RRSO. These results may inform counselling and management of carriers with respect to RRSO.

Authors: Nasim Mavaddat, Antonis C. Antoniou, Thea M. Mooij, Maartje J. Hooning, Bernadette A. Heemskerk-Gerritsen, Catherine Noguès, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Olivier Caron, Paul Gesta, Pascal Pujol, Alain Lortholary, Daniel Barrowdale, Debra Frost, D. Gareth Evans, Louise Izatt, Julian Adlard, Ros Eeles, Carole Brewer, Marc Tischkowitz, Alex Henderson, Jackie Cook, Diana Eccles, Klaartje van Engelen, Marian J. E. Mourits, Margreet G. E. M. Ausems, Linetta B. Koppert, John L. Hopper, Esther M. John, Wendy K. Chung, Irene L. Andrulis, Mary B. Daly, Saundra S. Buys, Javier Benitez, Trinidad Caldes, Anna Jakubowska, Jacques Simard, Christian F. Singer, Yen Tan, Edith Olah, Marie Navratilova, Lenka Foretova, Anne-Marie Gerdes, Marie-José Roos-Blom, Flora E. van Leeuwen, Brita Arver, Håkan Olsson, Rita K. Schmutzler, Christoph Engel, Karin Kast, Kelly-Anne Phillips, Mary Beth Terry, Roger L. Milne, David E. Goldgar, Matti A. Rookus, Nadine Andrieu, Douglas F. Easton

Date Published: 1st Dec 2020

Publication Type: Journal article

Human Diseases: hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome

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Importance The clinical management of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers requires accurate, prospective cancer risk estimates. Objectives To estimate age-specific risks of breast, ovarian, and contralateralral breast cancer for mutation carriers and to evaluate risk modification by family cancer history and mutation location. Design, Setting, and Participants Prospective cohort study of 6036 BRCA1 and 3820 BRCA2 female carriers (5046 unaffected and 4810 with breast or ovarian cancer or both at baseline) recruited in 1997-2011 through the International BRCA1/2 Carrier Cohort Study, the Breast Cancer Family Registry and the Kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer, with ascertainment through family clinics (94%) and population-based studies (6%). The majority were from large national studies in the United Kingdom (EMBRACE), the Netherlands (HEBON), and France (GENEPSO). Follow-up ended December 2013; median follow-up was 5 years. Exposures BRCA1/2 mutations, family cancer history, and mutation location. Main Outcomes and Measures Annual incidences, standardized incidence ratios, and cumulative risks of breast, ovarian, and contralateral breast cancer. Results Among 3886 women (median age, 38 years; interquartile range [IQR], 30-46 years) eligible for the breast cancer analysis, 5066 women (median age, 38 years; IQR, 31-47 years) eligible for the ovarian cancer analysis, and 2213 women (median age, 47 years; IQR, 40-55 years) eligible for the contralateral breast cancer analysis, 426 were diagnosed with breast cancer, 109 with ovarian cancer, and 245 with contralateral breast cancer during follow-up. The cumulative breast cancer risk to age 80 years was 72% (95% CI, 65%-79%) for BRCA1 and 69% (95% CI, 61%-77%) for BRCA2 carriers. Breast cancer incidences increased rapidly in early adulthood until ages 30 to 40 years for BRCA1 and until ages 40 to 50 years for BRCA2 carriers, then remained at a similar, constant incidence (20-30 per 1000 person-years) until age 80 years. The cumulative ovarian cancer risk to age 80 years was 44% (95% CI, 36%-53%) for BRCA1 and 17% (95% CI, 11%-25%) for BRCA2 carriers. For contralateral breast cancer, the cumulative risk 20 years after breast cancer diagnosis was 40% (95% CI, 35%-45%) for BRCA1 and 26% (95% CI, 20%-33%) for BRCA2 carriers (hazard ratio [HR] for comparing BRCA2 vs BRCA1, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.47-0.82; P=.001 for difference). Breast cancer risk increased with increasing number of first- and second-degree relatives diagnosed as having breast cancer for both BRCA1 (HR for \geq2 vs 0 affected relatives, 1.99; 95% CI, 1.41-2.82; P\textless.001 for trend) and BRCA2 carriers (HR, 1.91; 95% CI, 1.08-3.37; P=.02 for trend). Breast cancer risk was higher if mutations were located outside vs within the regions bounded by positions c.2282-c.4071 in BRCA1 (HR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.11-1.93; P=.007) and c.2831-c.6401 in BRCA2 (HR, 1.93; 95% CI, 1.36-2.74; P\textless.001). Conclusions and Relevance These findings provide estimates of cancer risk based on BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carrier status using prospective data collection and demonstrate the potential importance of family history and mutation location in risk assessment.

Authors: Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker, John L. Hopper, Daniel R. Barnes, Kelly-Anne Phillips, Thea M. Mooij, Marie-José Roos-Blom, Sarah Jervis, Flora E. van Leeuwen, Roger L. Milne, Nadine Andrieu, David E. Goldgar, Mary Beth Terry, Matti A. Rookus, Douglas F. Easton, Antonis C. Antoniou, Lesley McGuffog, D. Gareth Evans, Daniel Barrowdale, Debra Frost, Julian Adlard, Kai-Ren Ong, Louise Izatt, Marc Tischkowitz, Ros Eeles, Rosemarie Davidson, Shirley Hodgson, Steve Ellis, Catherine Nogues, Christine Lasset, Dominique Stoppa-Lyonnet, Jean-Pierre Fricker, Laurence Faivre, Pascaline Berthet, Maartje J. Hooning, Lizet E. van der Kolk, Carolien M. Kets, Muriel A. Adank, Esther M. John, Wendy K. Chung, Irene L. Andrulis, Melissa Southey, Mary B. Daly, Saundra S. Buys, Ana Osorio, Christoph Engel, Karin Kast, Rita K. Schmutzler, Trinidad Caldes, Anna Jakubowska, Jacques Simard, Michael L. Friedlander, Sue-Anne McLachlan, Eva Machackova, Lenka Foretova, Yen Y. Tan, Christian F. Singer, Edith Olah, Anne-Marie Gerdes, Brita Arver, Håkan Olsson

Date Published: 20th Jun 2017

Publication Type: Journal article

Human Diseases: hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome

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