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Genes Chromosomes Cancer ; 45(9): 791-7, 2006 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16715518

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The presence of genomic rearrangements of the BRCA1 gene in breast and/or ovarian cancer families has been intensively investigated in patients from various countries over the last years. A number of different rearrangements have been reported by several studies that clearly document the involvement of this mutation type in genetic predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer. Population-specific studies are now needed to evaluate the prevalence of genomic rearrangements before deciding whether to include ad hoc screening procedures into standard diagnostic mutation detection approaches. Indeed, the vast majority of the studies have been performed on small, highly selected, sample sets because of the limitations imposed by the laborious technical approaches. Moreover, prevalence figures are likely to differ across different countries according to the ethnic origin of each specific population. Here we analyze a large cohort of 653 Italian probands, negative for BRCA1 and BRCA2 point mutations, gathered from four National Institutions. We report the identification of BRCA1 genomic rearrangements in 12 independent families. Noteworthy, half of the probands carry mutations that recur in more than one Italian family. Considering the whole spectrum of Italian BRCA1 gene rearrangements identified thus far in consecutive patients, we estimate that alterations of this type account for 19% (95% CI: 0.11 < 0.19 < 0.28) of the BRCA1 mutation positive families. We conclude that the search for major genomic rearrangements is essential for an accurate and comprehensive BRCA1 mutation detection strategy in Italy.


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Neoplasias da Mama/genética , Rearranjo Gênico/genética , Genes BRCA1 , Genes BRCA2 , Neoplasias Ovarianas/genética , Mutação Puntual , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Sequência de Bases , Neoplasias da Mama/epidemiologia , Feminino , Genoma Humano , Humanos , Itália/epidemiologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Neoplasias Ovarianas/epidemiologia , Prevalência
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