Homologous recombination deficiency: cancer predispositions and treatment implications

MR Toh, J Ngeow - The oncologist, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Homologous recombination (HR) is a highly accurate DNA repair mechanism. Several HR
genes are established cancer susceptibility genes with clinically actionable pathogenic …

Homologous recombination deficiencies and hereditary tumors

H Yamamoto, A Hirasawa - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Homologous recombination (HR) is a vital process for repairing DNA double-strand breaks.
Germline variants in the HR pathway, comprising at least 10 genes, such as BRCA1 …

A population-based study of genes previously implicated in breast cancer

C Hu, SN Hart, R Gnanaolivu, H Huang… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Population-based estimates of the risk of breast cancer associated with
germline pathogenic variants in cancer-predisposition genes are critically needed for risk …

Management of hereditary breast cancer: American society of clinical oncology, American society for radiation oncology, and society of surgical oncology guideline

NM Tung, JC Boughey, LJ Pierce… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE To develop recommendations for management of patients with breast cancer
(BC) with germline mutations in BC susceptibility genes. METHODS The American Society …

Genetic testing and results in a population-based cohort of breast cancer patients and ovarian cancer patients

AW Kurian, KC Ward, N Howlader… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Genetic testing for cancer risk has expanded rapidly. We examined clinical
genetic testing and results among population-based patients with breast and ovarian …

A clinical guide to hereditary cancer panel testing: evaluation of gene-specific cancer associations and sensitivity of genetic testing criteria in a cohort of 165,000 high …

H LaDuca, EC Polley, A Yussuf, L Hoang… - Genetics in …, 2020 - nature.com
Purpose Despite the rapid uptake of multigene panel testing (MGPT) for hereditary cancer
predisposition, there is limited guidance surrounding indications for testing and genes to …

Germline Pathogenic Variants in the Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated (ATM) Gene are Associated with High and Moderate Risks for Multiple Cancers

MJ Hall, R Bernhisel, E Hughes, K Larson… - Cancer Prevention …, 2021 - AACR
Pathogenic variants (PVs) in ATM are relatively common, but the scope and magnitude of
risk remains uncertain. This study aimed to estimate ATM PV cancer risks independent of …

Association of breast and ovarian cancers with predisposition genes identified by large-scale sequencing

HM Lu, S Li, MH Black, S Lee, R Hoiness, S Wu… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Since the discovery ofBRCA1andBRCA2, multiple high-and moderate-
penetrance genes have been reported as risk factors for hereditary breast cancer, ovarian …

The association of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations with prostate cancer risk, frequency, and mortality: A meta‐analysis

M Oh, N Alkhushaym, S Fallatah, A Althagafi… - The …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background A prior meta‐analysis found no association between BRCA1 mutation and
prostate cancer (PCa). Subsequent BRCA2 mutation studies have shown an association …

Genetic predisposition to breast and ovarian cancers: how many and which genes to test?

D Angeli, S Salvi, G Tedaldi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Breast and ovarian cancers are some of the most common tumors in females, and the
genetic predisposition is emerging as one of the key risk factors in the development of these …