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  • Title: Genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility: frequency of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations.
    Author: Ganguly A, Leahy K, Marshall AM, Dhulipala R, Godmilow L, Ganguly T.
    Journal: Genet Test; 1997; 1(2):85-90. PubMed ID: 10464631.
    Abstract:
    Genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility became a reality after two cancer predisposition genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, were identified. Mutations in these two genes were predicted to account for 85% to 90% of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndromes. We present results of mutation analysis of the coding sequence of these two genes in 110 consecutive non-Jewish breast cancer patients with a positive family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer. The individuals were identified in various cancer risk evaluation centers in the country. Twenty-two (20%) mutations in the BRCA1 gene and 8 mutations (7%) in the BRCA2 gene were detected. We also analyzed 52 Ashkenazi Jewish breast cancer patients for mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Eleven Jewish individuals (21%) carried either one of the two common mutations, 185delAG and 5382InsC, in the BRCA1 gene and 4 individuals (8%) had the 6174delT mutation in the BRCA2 gene. The frequency of mutations in BRCA genes in affected people in this ethnic group was not significantly different from the non-Jewish population. On further analysis, the data demonstrate that neither age of onset nor phenotype of the disease had any significant predictive value for the frequency of mutations in these genes. These data confirm the lower prevalence of mutations in either of the BRCA genes in clinical families when compared to high-risk families used for obtaining linkage data in a research setting.
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