Nilson Moreira Cipriano1, Amanda Marques de Brito1, Eneida Santos de Oliveira1, Fabiana Castro de Faria2, Sara Lemos2, Angélica Nogueira Rodrigues2,3,4, Débora de Oliveira Lopes1, Luciana Lara Dos Santos5. 1. Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), 400 Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho Ave., Chanadour, Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil. 2. Associação de Combate ao Câncer do Centro Oeste de Minas Gerais (ACCCOM), 500 Topázio st., Niterói, Divinópolis, MG, 35500-215, Brazil. 3. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 190 Professor Alfredo Balena Ave., Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30160-011, Brazil. 4. Grupo Brasileiro de Tumores Ginecológicos (EVA), São Paulo, Brazil. 5. Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), 400 Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho Ave., Chanadour, Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil. llaramg@hotmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Few studies related to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) have been conducted in Brazil, and they are restricted to only small areas of the country. Here, we report the mutation profile of BRCA1/2, CHEK2 and TP53 genes in a cohort from Minas Gerais state. METHODS: These genes from 44 patients at high risk for HBOC were screened through high-resolution melting and/or sequencing. The pathogenicity of the alterations was checked using ClinVar database and bioinformatics programs. RESULTS: In BRCA genes we identified 46 variants, 38 without clinical significance and 8 pathogenic mutations including a new pathogenic mutation in BRCA1 gene (c.4688_4694delACCTGGAinsG). The most prevalent pathogenic mutation was c.4829_4830delTG, in the BRCA2 gene. This mutation was not described in the Brazilian population up to now and in this study, it was described with a prevalence of 6.8%. The p.R337H mutation in TP53 gene was found in one patient clinically diagnosed as HBOC and without clinical criteria for Li-Fraumeni syndrome. In CHEK2 gene, the undescribed variant c.485A > G was found and it presents as probably pathogenic through in silico analyses. Pathogenic mutations were found in 29.5% of the patients, 11.3% in BRCA1, 15.9% in BRCA2 and 2.3% in TP53 gene. CONCLUSIONS: Brazilian population is one of the most heterogeneous in the world and the mutational profile knowledge of genes related to HBOC from different regions can contribute to the definition of more cost-effective strategies for the prevention, identification and treatment of cancer.
BACKGROUND: Few studies related to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) have been conducted in Brazil, and they are restricted to only small areas of the country. Here, we report the mutation profile of BRCA1/2, CHEK2 and TP53 genes in a cohort from Minas Gerais state. METHODS: These genes from 44 patients at high risk for HBOC were screened through high-resolution melting and/or sequencing. The pathogenicity of the alterations was checked using ClinVar database and bioinformatics programs. RESULTS: In BRCA genes we identified 46 variants, 38 without clinical significance and 8 pathogenic mutations including a new pathogenic mutation in BRCA1 gene (c.4688_4694delACCTGGAinsG). The most prevalent pathogenic mutation was c.4829_4830delTG, in the BRCA2 gene. This mutation was not described in the Brazilian population up to now and in this study, it was described with a prevalence of 6.8%. The p.R337H mutation in TP53 gene was found in one patient clinically diagnosed as HBOC and without clinical criteria for Li-Fraumeni syndrome. In CHEK2 gene, the undescribed variant c.485A > G was found and it presents as probably pathogenic through in silico analyses. Pathogenic mutations were found in 29.5% of the patients, 11.3% in BRCA1, 15.9% in BRCA2 and 2.3% in TP53 gene. CONCLUSIONS: Brazilian population is one of the most heterogeneous in the world and the mutational profile knowledge of genes related to HBOC from different regions can contribute to the definition of more cost-effective strategies for the prevention, identification and treatment of cancer.
Authors: María Molina-Zayas; Carmen Garrido-Navas; Jose Luis García-Puche; Julian Barwell; Susana Pedrinaci; Margarita Martínez Atienza; Susana García-Linares; Tomás de Haro-Muñoz; Jose Antonio Lorente; M Jose Serrano; Antonio Poyatos-Andújar Journal: Mol Genet Genomics Date: 2022-04-22 Impact factor: 2.980