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1. The role of spatial frequencies in infants' neural discriminations of facial cues to trustworthiness

Author: Silvestri, V, Baccolo, E, Peykarjou, S, Arioli, M, MACCHI CASSIA, V, Silvestri Valentina, Baccolo Elisa, Peykarjou Stephanie, Arioli Martina, Macchi Cassia Viola, Silvestri, V, Baccolo, E, Peykarjou, S, Arioli, M, MACCHI CASSIA, V, Silvestri Valentina, Baccolo Elisa, Peykarjou Stephanie, Arioli Martina, and Macchi Cassia Viola
Published: 2023

2. Breast and Prostate Cancer Risks for Male BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variant Carriers Using Polygenic Risk Scores

Author: Barnes, Daniel R., Silvestri, Valentina, Leslie, Goska, McGuffog, Lesley, Dennis, Joe, Yang, Xin, Adlard, Julian, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Ahmed, Munaza, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Andrulis, Irene L., Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Auber, Bernd, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmana, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barrowdale, Daniel, Barwell, Julian, Belotti, Muriel, Benitez, Javier, Berthet, Pascaline, Boonen, Susanne E., Borg, Ake, Bozsik, Aniko, Brady, Angela F., Brennan, Paul, Brewer, Carole, Brunet, Joan, Bucalo, Agostino, Buys, Saundra S., Caldes, Trinidad, Caligo, Maria A., Campbell, Ian, Cassingham, Hayley, Christensen, Lise Lotte, Cini, Giulia, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Cook, Jackie, Coppa, Anna, Cortesi, Laura, Damante, Giuseppe, Darder, Esther, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, De Leeneer, Kim, de Putter, Robin, Del Valle, Jesus, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Domchek, Susan M., Donaldson, Alan, Eason, Jacqueline, Eeles, Ros, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Fostira, Florentia, Frone, Megan, Frost, Debra, Gallagher, David, Gehrig, Andrea, Giraud, Sophie, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldgar, David E., Greene, Mark H., Gregory, Helen, Gross, Eva, Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hansen, Thomas V. O., Hanson, Helen, Hentschel, Julia, Horvath, Judit, Izatt, Louise, Izquierdo, Angel, James, Paul A., Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Johannsson, Oskar Th, John, Esther M., Kramer, Gero, Kroeldrup, Lone, Kruse, Torben A., Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Lesueur, Fabienne, Lopez-Fernandez, Adria, Mai, Phuong L., Manoukian, Siranoush, Matrai, Zoltan, Matricardi, Laura, Maxwell, Kara N., Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Montagna, Marco, Monteiro, Alvaro N., Morrison, Patrick J., Muranen, Taru A., Murray, Alex, Nathanson, Katherine L., Neuhausen, Susan L., Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, I, Palli, Domenico, Parsons, Michael T., Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Perez-Segura, Pedro, Peterlongo, Paolo, Petersen, Annabeth H., Pinto, Pedro, Porteous, Mary E., Pottinger, Caroline, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Radice, Paolo, Ramser, Juliane, Rantala, Johanna, Robson, Mark, Rogers, Mark T., Ronlund, Karina, Rump, Andreas, Sanchez de Abajo, Ana Maria, Shah, Payal D., Sharif, Saba, Side, Lucy E., Singer, Christian F., Stadler, Zsofia, Steele, Linda, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen Yen, Teixeira, Manuel R., Teule, Alex, Thull, Darcy L., Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E., Tommasi, Stefania, Toss, Angela, Trainer, Alison H., Tripathi, Vishakha, Valentini, Virginia, van Asperen, Christi J., Venturelli, Marta, Viel, Alessandra, Vijai, Joseph, Walker, Lisa, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Whaite, Anna, Zanna, Ines, Offit, Kenneth, Thomassen, Mads, Couch, Fergus J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Simard, Jacques, Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., Ottini, Laura, Barnes, Daniel R., Silvestri, Valentina, Leslie, Goska, McGuffog, Lesley, Dennis, Joe, Yang, Xin, Adlard, Julian, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Ahmed, Munaza, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Andrulis, Irene L., Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Auber, Bernd, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmana, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barrowdale, Daniel, Barwell, Julian, Belotti, Muriel, Benitez, Javier, Berthet, Pascaline, Boonen, Susanne E., Borg, Ake, Bozsik, Aniko, Brady, Angela F., Brennan, Paul, Brewer, Carole, Brunet, Joan, Bucalo, Agostino, Buys, Saundra S., Caldes, Trinidad, Caligo, Maria A., Campbell, Ian, Cassingham, Hayley, Christensen, Lise Lotte, Cini, Giulia, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Cook, Jackie, Coppa, Anna, Cortesi, Laura, Damante, Giuseppe, Darder, Esther, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, De Leeneer, Kim, de Putter, Robin, Del Valle, Jesus, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Domchek, Susan M., Donaldson, Alan, Eason, Jacqueline, Eeles, Ros, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Fostira, Florentia, Frone, Megan, Frost, Debra, Gallagher, David, Gehrig, Andrea, Giraud, Sophie, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldgar, David E., Greene, Mark H., Gregory, Helen, Gross, Eva, Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hansen, Thomas V. O., Hanson, Helen, Hentschel, Julia, Horvath, Judit, Izatt, Louise, Izquierdo, Angel, James, Paul A., Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Johannsson, Oskar Th, John, Esther M., Kramer, Gero, Kroeldrup, Lone, Kruse, Torben A., Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Lesueur, Fabienne, Lopez-Fernandez, Adria, Mai, Phuong L., Manoukian, Siranoush, Matrai, Zoltan, Matricardi, Laura, Maxwell, Kara N., Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Montagna, Marco, Monteiro, Alvaro N., Morrison, Patrick J., Muranen, Taru A., Murray, Alex, Nathanson, Katherine L., Neuhausen, Susan L., Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, I, Palli, Domenico, Parsons, Michael T., Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Perez-Segura, Pedro, Peterlongo, Paolo, Petersen, Annabeth H., Pinto, Pedro, Porteous, Mary E., Pottinger, Caroline, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Radice, Paolo, Ramser, Juliane, Rantala, Johanna, Robson, Mark, Rogers, Mark T., Ronlund, Karina, Rump, Andreas, Sanchez de Abajo, Ana Maria, Shah, Payal D., Sharif, Saba, Side, Lucy E., Singer, Christian F., Stadler, Zsofia, Steele, Linda, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen Yen, Teixeira, Manuel R., Teule, Alex, Thull, Darcy L., Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E., Tommasi, Stefania, Toss, Angela, Trainer, Alison H., Tripathi, Vishakha, Valentini, Virginia, van Asperen, Christi J., Venturelli, Marta, Viel, Alessandra, Vijai, Joseph, Walker, Lisa, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Whaite, Anna, Zanna, Ines, Offit, Kenneth, Thomassen, Mads, Couch, Fergus J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Simard, Jacques, Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., and Ottini, Laura
Abstract: Background: Recent population-based female breast cancer and prostate cancer polygenic risk scores (PRS) have been developed. We assessed the associations of these PRS with breast and prostate cancer risks for male BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers. Methods: 483 BRCA1 and 1318 BRCA2 European ancestry male carriers were available from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA). A 147-single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) prostate cancer PRS (PRSPC) and a 313-SNP breast cancer PRS were evaluated. There were 3 versions of the breast cancer PRS, optimized to predict overall (PRSBC), estrogen receptor (ER)-negative (PRSER-), or ER-positive (PRSER+) breast cancer risk. Results: PRSER+ yielded the strongest association with breast cancer risk. The odds ratios (ORs) per PRSER+ standard deviation estimates were 1.40 (95% confidence interval [CI] =1.07 to 1.83) for BRCA1 and 1.33 (95% CI = 1.16 to 1.52) for BRCA2 carriers. PRSPC was associated with prostate cancer risk for BRCA1 (OR = 1.73, 95% CI = 1.28 to 2.33) and BRCA2 (OR = 1.60, 95% CI = 1.34 to 1.91) carriers. The estimated breast cancer odds ratios were larger after adjusting for female relative breast cancer family history. By age 85 years, for BRCA2 carriers, the breast cancer risk varied from 7.7% to 18.4% and prostate cancer risk from 34.1% to 87.6% between the 5th and 95th percentiles of the PRS distributions. Conclusions: Population-based prostate and female breast cancer PRS are associated with a wide range of absolute breast and prostate cancer risks for male BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers. These findings warrant further investigation aimed at providing personalized cancer risks for male carriers and informing clinical management.
Published: 2022

3. Cancer Risks Associated With BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants.

Author: Li, Shuai, Li, Shuai, Silvestri, Valentina, Leslie, Goska, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Neuhausen, Susan L, Hopper, John L, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Lee, Andrew, Yang, Xin, McGuffog, Lesley, Parsons, Michael T, Andrulis, Irene L, Arnold, Norbert, Belotti, Muriel, Borg, Åke, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S, Caputo, Sandrine M, Chung, Wendy K, Colas, Chrystelle, Colonna, Sarah V, Cook, Jackie, Daly, Mary B, de la Hoya, Miguel, de Pauw, Antoine, Delhomelle, Hélène, Eason, Jacqueline, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D Gareth, Faust, Ulrike, Fehm, Tanja N, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frone, Megan, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Gehrig, Andrea, Glendon, Gord, Goldgar, David E, Golmard, Lisa, Greene, Mark H, Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hanson, Helen, Hassan, Tiara, Hentschel, Julia, Horvath, Judit, Izatt, Louise, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jiao, Yue, John, Esther M, Karlan, Beth Y, Kim, Sung-Won, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kwong, Ava, Laugé, Anthony, Lee, Jong Won, Lesueur, Fabienne, Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Musgrave, Hannah, Ngeow Yuen Yie, Joanne, Niederacher, Dieter, Park, Sue K, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Ramser, Juliane, Ramus, Susan J, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U, Reichl, Florian, Ritter, Julia, Rump, Andreas, Santamariña, Marta, Saule, Claire, Schmidt, Gunnar, Schmutzler, Rita K, Senter, Leigha, Shariff, Saba, Singer, Christian F, Southey, Melissa C, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen, Teo, Soo Hwang, Terry, Mary Beth, Thomassen, Mads, Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E, Torres, Diana, Vega, Ana, Wagner, Sebastian A, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weber, Bernhard HF, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Spurdle, Amanda B, Easton, Douglas F, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Li, Shuai, Li, Shuai, Silvestri, Valentina, Leslie, Goska, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Neuhausen, Susan L, Hopper, John L, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Lee, Andrew, Yang, Xin, McGuffog, Lesley, Parsons, Michael T, Andrulis, Irene L, Arnold, Norbert, Belotti, Muriel, Borg, Åke, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S, Caputo, Sandrine M, Chung, Wendy K, Colas, Chrystelle, Colonna, Sarah V, Cook, Jackie, Daly, Mary B, de la Hoya, Miguel, de Pauw, Antoine, Delhomelle, Hélène, Eason, Jacqueline, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D Gareth, Faust, Ulrike, Fehm, Tanja N, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frone, Megan, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Gehrig, Andrea, Glendon, Gord, Goldgar, David E, Golmard, Lisa, Greene, Mark H, Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hanson, Helen, Hassan, Tiara, Hentschel, Julia, Horvath, Judit, Izatt, Louise, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jiao, Yue, John, Esther M, Karlan, Beth Y, Kim, Sung-Won, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kwong, Ava, Laugé, Anthony, Lee, Jong Won, Lesueur, Fabienne, Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Musgrave, Hannah, Ngeow Yuen Yie, Joanne, Niederacher, Dieter, Park, Sue K, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Ramser, Juliane, Ramus, Susan J, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U, Reichl, Florian, Ritter, Julia, Rump, Andreas, Santamariña, Marta, Saule, Claire, Schmidt, Gunnar, Schmutzler, Rita K, Senter, Leigha, Shariff, Saba, Singer, Christian F, Southey, Melissa C, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen, Teo, Soo Hwang, Terry, Mary Beth, Thomassen, Mads, Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E, Torres, Diana, Vega, Ana, Wagner, Sebastian A, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weber, Bernhard HF, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Spurdle, Amanda B, Easton, Douglas F, and Chenevix-Trench, Georgia
Abstract: PurposeTo provide precise age-specific risk estimates of cancers other than female breast and ovarian cancers associated with pathogenic variants (PVs) in BRCA1 and BRCA2 for effective cancer risk management.MethodsWe used data from 3,184 BRCA1 and 2,157 BRCA2 families in the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 to estimate age-specific relative (RR) and absolute risks for 22 first primary cancer types adjusting for family ascertainment.ResultsBRCA1 PVs were associated with risks of male breast (RR = 4.30; 95% CI, 1.09 to 16.96), pancreatic (RR = 2.36; 95% CI, 1.51 to 3.68), and stomach (RR = 2.17; 95% CI, 1.25 to 3.77) cancers. Associations with colorectal and gallbladder cancers were also suggested. BRCA2 PVs were associated with risks of male breast (RR = 44.0; 95% CI, 21.3 to 90.9), stomach (RR = 3.69; 95% CI, 2.40 to 5.67), pancreatic (RR = 3.34; 95% CI, 2.21 to 5.06), and prostate (RR = 2.22; 95% CI, 1.63 to 3.03) cancers. The stomach cancer RR was higher for females than males (6.89 v 2.76; P = .04). The absolute risks to age 80 years ranged from 0.4% for male breast cancer to approximately 2.5% for pancreatic cancer for BRCA1 carriers and from approximately 2.5% for pancreatic cancer to 27% for prostate cancer for BRCA2 carriers.ConclusionIn addition to female breast and ovarian cancers, BRCA1 and BRCA2 PVs are associated with increased risks of male breast, pancreatic, stomach, and prostate (only BRCA2 PVs) cancers, but not with the risks of other previously suggested cancers. The estimated age-specific risks will refine cancer risk management in men and women with BRCA1/2 PVs.
Published: 2022

4. Cancer Risks Associated With BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants.

Author: Li, Shuai, Li, Shuai, Silvestri, Valentina, Leslie, Goska, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Neuhausen, Susan L, Hopper, John L, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Lee, Andrew, Yang, Xin, McGuffog, Lesley, Parsons, Michael T, Andrulis, Irene L, Arnold, Norbert, Belotti, Muriel, Borg, Åke, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S, Caputo, Sandrine M, Chung, Wendy K, Colas, Chrystelle, Colonna, Sarah V, Cook, Jackie, Daly, Mary B, de la Hoya, Miguel, de Pauw, Antoine, Delhomelle, Hélène, Eason, Jacqueline, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D Gareth, Faust, Ulrike, Fehm, Tanja N, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frone, Megan, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Gehrig, Andrea, Glendon, Gord, Goldgar, David E, Golmard, Lisa, Greene, Mark H, Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hanson, Helen, Hassan, Tiara, Hentschel, Julia, Horvath, Judit, Izatt, Louise, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jiao, Yue, John, Esther M, Karlan, Beth Y, Kim, Sung-Won, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kwong, Ava, Laugé, Anthony, Lee, Jong Won, Lesueur, Fabienne, Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Musgrave, Hannah, Ngeow Yuen Yie, Joanne, Niederacher, Dieter, Park, Sue K, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Ramser, Juliane, Ramus, Susan J, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U, Reichl, Florian, Ritter, Julia, Rump, Andreas, Santamariña, Marta, Saule, Claire, Schmidt, Gunnar, Schmutzler, Rita K, Senter, Leigha, Shariff, Saba, Singer, Christian F, Southey, Melissa C, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen, Teo, Soo Hwang, Terry, Mary Beth, Thomassen, Mads, Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E, Torres, Diana, Vega, Ana, Wagner, Sebastian A, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weber, Bernhard HF, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Spurdle, Amanda B, Easton, Douglas F, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Li, Shuai, Li, Shuai, Silvestri, Valentina, Leslie, Goska, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Neuhausen, Susan L, Hopper, John L, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Lee, Andrew, Yang, Xin, McGuffog, Lesley, Parsons, Michael T, Andrulis, Irene L, Arnold, Norbert, Belotti, Muriel, Borg, Åke, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S, Caputo, Sandrine M, Chung, Wendy K, Colas, Chrystelle, Colonna, Sarah V, Cook, Jackie, Daly, Mary B, de la Hoya, Miguel, de Pauw, Antoine, Delhomelle, Hélène, Eason, Jacqueline, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D Gareth, Faust, Ulrike, Fehm, Tanja N, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frone, Megan, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Gehrig, Andrea, Glendon, Gord, Goldgar, David E, Golmard, Lisa, Greene, Mark H, Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hanson, Helen, Hassan, Tiara, Hentschel, Julia, Horvath, Judit, Izatt, Louise, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jiao, Yue, John, Esther M, Karlan, Beth Y, Kim, Sung-Won, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kwong, Ava, Laugé, Anthony, Lee, Jong Won, Lesueur, Fabienne, Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Musgrave, Hannah, Ngeow Yuen Yie, Joanne, Niederacher, Dieter, Park, Sue K, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Ramser, Juliane, Ramus, Susan J, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U, Reichl, Florian, Ritter, Julia, Rump, Andreas, Santamariña, Marta, Saule, Claire, Schmidt, Gunnar, Schmutzler, Rita K, Senter, Leigha, Shariff, Saba, Singer, Christian F, Southey, Melissa C, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen, Teo, Soo Hwang, Terry, Mary Beth, Thomassen, Mads, Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E, Torres, Diana, Vega, Ana, Wagner, Sebastian A, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weber, Bernhard HF, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Spurdle, Amanda B, Easton, Douglas F, and Chenevix-Trench, Georgia
Abstract: PurposeTo provide precise age-specific risk estimates of cancers other than female breast and ovarian cancers associated with pathogenic variants (PVs) in BRCA1 and BRCA2 for effective cancer risk management.MethodsWe used data from 3,184 BRCA1 and 2,157 BRCA2 families in the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 to estimate age-specific relative (RR) and absolute risks for 22 first primary cancer types adjusting for family ascertainment.ResultsBRCA1 PVs were associated with risks of male breast (RR = 4.30; 95% CI, 1.09 to 16.96), pancreatic (RR = 2.36; 95% CI, 1.51 to 3.68), and stomach (RR = 2.17; 95% CI, 1.25 to 3.77) cancers. Associations with colorectal and gallbladder cancers were also suggested. BRCA2 PVs were associated with risks of male breast (RR = 44.0; 95% CI, 21.3 to 90.9), stomach (RR = 3.69; 95% CI, 2.40 to 5.67), pancreatic (RR = 3.34; 95% CI, 2.21 to 5.06), and prostate (RR = 2.22; 95% CI, 1.63 to 3.03) cancers. The stomach cancer RR was higher for females than males (6.89 v 2.76; P = .04). The absolute risks to age 80 years ranged from 0.4% for male breast cancer to approximately 2.5% for pancreatic cancer for BRCA1 carriers and from approximately 2.5% for pancreatic cancer to 27% for prostate cancer for BRCA2 carriers.ConclusionIn addition to female breast and ovarian cancers, BRCA1 and BRCA2 PVs are associated with increased risks of male breast, pancreatic, stomach, and prostate (only BRCA2 PVs) cancers, but not with the risks of other previously suggested cancers. The estimated age-specific risks will refine cancer risk management in men and women with BRCA1/2 PVs.
Published: 2022

5. Germline Aberrations in Pancreatic Cancer: Implications for Clinical Care.

Author: Casolino, Raffaella, Casolino, Raffaella, Corbo, Vincenzo, Beer, Philip, Hwang, Chang-Il, Paiella, Salvatore, Silvestri, Valentina, Ottini, Laura, Biankin, Andrew V, Casolino, Raffaella, Casolino, Raffaella, Corbo, Vincenzo, Beer, Philip, Hwang, Chang-Il, Paiella, Salvatore, Silvestri, Valentina, Ottini, Laura, and Biankin, Andrew V
Abstract: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has an extremely poor prognosis and represents a major public health issue, as both its incidence and mortality are expecting to increase steeply over the next years. Effective screening strategies are lacking, and most patients are diagnosed with unresectable disease precluding the only chance of cure. Therapeutic options for advanced disease are limited, and the treatment paradigm is still based on chemotherapy, with a few rare exceptions to targeted therapies. Germline variants in cancer susceptibility genes-particularly those involved in mechanisms of DNA repair-are emerging as promising targets for PDAC treatment and prevention. Hereditary PDAC is part of the spectrum of several syndromic disorders, and germline testing of PDAC patients has relevant implications for broad cancer prevention. Germline aberrations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are predictive biomarkers of response to poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor olaparib and platinum-based chemotherapy in PDAC, while mutations in mismatch repair genes identify patients suitable for immune checkpoint inhibitors. This review provides a timely and comprehensive overview of germline aberrations in PDAC and their implications for clinical care. It also discusses the need for optimal approaches to better select patients for PARP inhibitor therapy, novel therapeutic opportunities under clinical investigation, and preclinical models for cancer susceptibility and drug discovery.
Published: 2022

6. Neural Sensitivity to Variations in Facial Cues to Trustworthiness in Six-Month-Old Infants

Author: Silvestri, V, Arioli, M, Baccolo, E, Macchi, C, Silvestri Valentina, Arioli Martina, Baccolo elisa, Macchi Cassia, Silvestri, V, Arioli, M, Baccolo, E, Macchi, C, Silvestri Valentina, Arioli Martina, Baccolo elisa, and Macchi Cassia
Published: 2022

7. Newborns perception of dynamic facial expressions of emotions: the role of the selective removal of spatial frequencies.

Author: Silvestri, V, Colombo, L, Porro, M, MACCHI CASSIA, V, Silvestri Valentina, Colombo Lorenzo, Porro Matteo, Macchi Cassia Viola, Silvestri, V, Colombo, L, Porro, M, MACCHI CASSIA, V, Silvestri Valentina, Colombo Lorenzo, Porro Matteo, and Macchi Cassia Viola
Published: 2022

8. Touch me or touch me not: benefits and individual constraints on the effects of affective touch

Author: Silvestri, V, Silvestri Valentina, Silvestri, V, and Silvestri Valentina
Published: 2022

9. Cancer Risks Associated With BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants

Author: Li, Shuai, Silvestri, Valentina, Leslie, Goska, Rebbeck, Timothy R., Neuhausen, Susan L., Hopper, John L., Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Lee, Andrew, Yang, Xin, McGuffog, Lesley, Parsons, Michael T., Andrulis, Irene L., Arnold, Norbert, Belotti, Muriel, Borg, Ake, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S., Caputo, Sandrine M., Chung, Wendy K., Colas, Chrystelle, Colonna, Sarah, V, Cook, Jackie, Daly, Mary B., de la Hoya, Miguel, de Pauw, Antoine, Delhomelle, Helene, Eason, Jacqueline, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Faust, Ulrike, Fehm, Tanja N., Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frone, Megan, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Gehrig, Andrea, Glendon, Gord, Goldgar, David E., Golmard, Lisa, Greene, Mark H., Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hanson, Helen, Hassan, Tiara, Hentschel, Julia, Horvath, Judit, Izatt, Louise, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jiao, Yue, John, Esther M., Karlan, Beth Y., Kim, Sung-Won, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kwong, Ava, Lauge, Anthony, Lee, Jong Won, Lesueur, Fabienne, Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Musgrave, Hannah, Yie, Joanne Ngeow Yuen, Niederacher, Dieter, Park, Sue K., Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Ramser, Juliane, Ramus, Susan J., Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U., Reichl, Florian, Ritter, Julia, Rump, Andreas, Santamarina, Marta, Saule, Claire, Schmidt, Gunnar, Schmutzler, Rita K., Senter, Leigha, Shariff, Saba, Singer, Christian F., Southey, Melissa C., Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen, Teo, Soo Hwang, Terry, Mary Beth, Thomassen, Mads, Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E., Torres, Diana, Vega, Ana, Wagner, Sebastian A., Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weber, Bernhard H. F., Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Spurdle, Amanda B., Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Ottini, Laura, Antoniou, Antonis C., Li, Shuai, Silvestri, Valentina, Leslie, Goska, Rebbeck, Timothy R., Neuhausen, Susan L., Hopper, John L., Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Lee, Andrew, Yang, Xin, McGuffog, Lesley, Parsons, Michael T., Andrulis, Irene L., Arnold, Norbert, Belotti, Muriel, Borg, Ake, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S., Caputo, Sandrine M., Chung, Wendy K., Colas, Chrystelle, Colonna, Sarah, V, Cook, Jackie, Daly, Mary B., de la Hoya, Miguel, de Pauw, Antoine, Delhomelle, Helene, Eason, Jacqueline, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Faust, Ulrike, Fehm, Tanja N., Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frone, Megan, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Gehrig, Andrea, Glendon, Gord, Goldgar, David E., Golmard, Lisa, Greene, Mark H., Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hanson, Helen, Hassan, Tiara, Hentschel, Julia, Horvath, Judit, Izatt, Louise, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jiao, Yue, John, Esther M., Karlan, Beth Y., Kim, Sung-Won, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kwong, Ava, Lauge, Anthony, Lee, Jong Won, Lesueur, Fabienne, Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Musgrave, Hannah, Yie, Joanne Ngeow Yuen, Niederacher, Dieter, Park, Sue K., Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Ramser, Juliane, Ramus, Susan J., Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U., Reichl, Florian, Ritter, Julia, Rump, Andreas, Santamarina, Marta, Saule, Claire, Schmidt, Gunnar, Schmutzler, Rita K., Senter, Leigha, Shariff, Saba, Singer, Christian F., Southey, Melissa C., Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen, Teo, Soo Hwang, Terry, Mary Beth, Thomassen, Mads, Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E., Torres, Diana, Vega, Ana, Wagner, Sebastian A., Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weber, Bernhard H. F., Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Spurdle, Amanda B., Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Ottini, Laura, and Antoniou, Antonis C.
Abstract: PURPOSE To provide precise age-specific risk estimates of cancers other than female breast and ovarian cancers associated with pathogenic variants (PVs) in BRCA1 and BRCA2 for effective cancer risk management. METHODS We used data from 3,184 BRCA1 and 2,157 BRCA2 families in the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 to estimate age-specific relative (RR) and absolute risks for 22 first primary cancer types adjusting for family ascertainment. RESULTS BRCA1 PVs were associated with risks of male breast (RR = 4.30; 95% CI, 1.09 to 16.96), pancreatic (RR = 2.36; 95% CI, 1.51 to 3.68), and stomach (RR = 2.17; 95% CI, 1.25 to 3.77) cancers. Associations with colorectal and gallbladder cancers were also suggested. BRCA2 PVs were associated with risks of male breast (RR = 44.0; 95% CI, 21.3 to 90.9), stomach (RR = 3.69; 95% CI, 2.40 to 5.67), pancreatic (RR = 3.34; 95% CI, 2.21 to 5.06), and prostate (RR = 2.22; 95% CI, 1.63 to 3.03) cancers. The stomach cancer RR was higher for females than males (6.89 v 2.76; P = .04). The absolute risks to age 80 years ranged from 0.4% for male breast cancer to approximately 2.5% for pancreatic cancer for BRCA1 carriers and from approximately 2.5% for pancreatic cancer to 27% for prostate cancer for BRCA2 carriers. CONCLUSION In addition to female breast and ovarian cancers, BRCA1 and BRCA2 PVs are associated with increased risks of male breast, pancreatic, stomach, and prostate (only BRCA2 PVs) cancers, but not with the risks of other previously suggested cancers. The estimated age-specific risks will refine cancer risk management in men and women with BRCA1/2 PVs.
Published: 2022

10. Breast and Prostate Cancer Risks for Male BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variant Carriers Using Polygenic Risk Scores

Author: Barnes, Daniel R., Silvestri, Valentina, Leslie, Goska, McGuffog, Lesley, Dennis, Joe, Yang, Xin, Adlard, Julian, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Ahmed, Munaza, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Andrulis, Irene L., Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Auber, Bernd, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmana, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barrowdale, Daniel, Barwell, Julian, Belotti, Muriel, Benitez, Javier, Berthet, Pascaline, Boonen, Susanne E., Borg, Ake, Bozsik, Aniko, Brady, Angela F., Brennan, Paul, Brewer, Carole, Brunet, Joan, Bucalo, Agostino, Buys, Saundra S., Caldes, Trinidad, Caligo, Maria A., Campbell, Ian, Cassingham, Hayley, Christensen, Lise Lotte, Cini, Giulia, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Cook, Jackie, Coppa, Anna, Cortesi, Laura, Damante, Giuseppe, Darder, Esther, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, De Leeneer, Kim, de Putter, Robin, Del Valle, Jesus, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Domchek, Susan M., Donaldson, Alan, Eason, Jacqueline, Eeles, Ros, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Fostira, Florentia, Frone, Megan, Frost, Debra, Gallagher, David, Gehrig, Andrea, Giraud, Sophie, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldgar, David E., Greene, Mark H., Gregory, Helen, Gross, Eva, Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hansen, Thomas V. O., Hanson, Helen, Hentschel, Julia, Horvath, Judit, Izatt, Louise, Izquierdo, Angel, James, Paul A., Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Johannsson, Oskar Th, John, Esther M., Kramer, Gero, Kroeldrup, Lone, Kruse, Torben A., Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Lesueur, Fabienne, Lopez-Fernandez, Adria, Mai, Phuong L., Manoukian, Siranoush, Matrai, Zoltan, Matricardi, Laura, Maxwell, Kara N., Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Montagna, Marco, Monteiro, Alvaro N., Morrison, Patrick J., Muranen, Taru A., Murray, Alex, Nathanson, Katherine L., Neuhausen, Susan L., Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, I, Palli, Domenico, Parsons, Michael T., Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Perez-Segura, Pedro, Peterlongo, Paolo, Petersen, Annabeth H., Pinto, Pedro, Porteous, Mary E., Pottinger, Caroline, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Radice, Paolo, Ramser, Juliane, Rantala, Johanna, Robson, Mark, Rogers, Mark T., Ronlund, Karina, Rump, Andreas, Sanchez de Abajo, Ana Maria, Shah, Payal D., Sharif, Saba, Side, Lucy E., Singer, Christian F., Stadler, Zsofia, Steele, Linda, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen Yen, Teixeira, Manuel R., Teule, Alex, Thull, Darcy L., Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E., Tommasi, Stefania, Toss, Angela, Trainer, Alison H., Tripathi, Vishakha, Valentini, Virginia, van Asperen, Christi J., Venturelli, Marta, Viel, Alessandra, Vijai, Joseph, Walker, Lisa, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Whaite, Anna, Zanna, Ines, Offit, Kenneth, Thomassen, Mads, Couch, Fergus J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Simard, Jacques, Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., Ottini, Laura, Barnes, Daniel R., Silvestri, Valentina, Leslie, Goska, McGuffog, Lesley, Dennis, Joe, Yang, Xin, Adlard, Julian, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Ahmed, Munaza, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Andrulis, Irene L., Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Auber, Bernd, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmana, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barrowdale, Daniel, Barwell, Julian, Belotti, Muriel, Benitez, Javier, Berthet, Pascaline, Boonen, Susanne E., Borg, Ake, Bozsik, Aniko, Brady, Angela F., Brennan, Paul, Brewer, Carole, Brunet, Joan, Bucalo, Agostino, Buys, Saundra S., Caldes, Trinidad, Caligo, Maria A., Campbell, Ian, Cassingham, Hayley, Christensen, Lise Lotte, Cini, Giulia, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Cook, Jackie, Coppa, Anna, Cortesi, Laura, Damante, Giuseppe, Darder, Esther, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, De Leeneer, Kim, de Putter, Robin, Del Valle, Jesus, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Domchek, Susan M., Donaldson, Alan, Eason, Jacqueline, Eeles, Ros, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Fostira, Florentia, Frone, Megan, Frost, Debra, Gallagher, David, Gehrig, Andrea, Giraud, Sophie, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldgar, David E., Greene, Mark H., Gregory, Helen, Gross, Eva, Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hansen, Thomas V. O., Hanson, Helen, Hentschel, Julia, Horvath, Judit, Izatt, Louise, Izquierdo, Angel, James, Paul A., Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Johannsson, Oskar Th, John, Esther M., Kramer, Gero, Kroeldrup, Lone, Kruse, Torben A., Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Lesueur, Fabienne, Lopez-Fernandez, Adria, Mai, Phuong L., Manoukian, Siranoush, Matrai, Zoltan, Matricardi, Laura, Maxwell, Kara N., Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Montagna, Marco, Monteiro, Alvaro N., Morrison, Patrick J., Muranen, Taru A., Murray, Alex, Nathanson, Katherine L., Neuhausen, Susan L., Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, I, Palli, Domenico, Parsons, Michael T., Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Perez-Segura, Pedro, Peterlongo, Paolo, Petersen, Annabeth H., Pinto, Pedro, Porteous, Mary E., Pottinger, Caroline, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Radice, Paolo, Ramser, Juliane, Rantala, Johanna, Robson, Mark, Rogers, Mark T., Ronlund, Karina, Rump, Andreas, Sanchez de Abajo, Ana Maria, Shah, Payal D., Sharif, Saba, Side, Lucy E., Singer, Christian F., Stadler, Zsofia, Steele, Linda, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen Yen, Teixeira, Manuel R., Teule, Alex, Thull, Darcy L., Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E., Tommasi, Stefania, Toss, Angela, Trainer, Alison H., Tripathi, Vishakha, Valentini, Virginia, van Asperen, Christi J., Venturelli, Marta, Viel, Alessandra, Vijai, Joseph, Walker, Lisa, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Whaite, Anna, Zanna, Ines, Offit, Kenneth, Thomassen, Mads, Couch, Fergus J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Simard, Jacques, Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., and Ottini, Laura
Abstract: Background: Recent population-based female breast cancer and prostate cancer polygenic risk scores (PRS) have been developed. We assessed the associations of these PRS with breast and prostate cancer risks for male BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers. Methods: 483 BRCA1 and 1318 BRCA2 European ancestry male carriers were available from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA). A 147-single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) prostate cancer PRS (PRSPC) and a 313-SNP breast cancer PRS were evaluated. There were 3 versions of the breast cancer PRS, optimized to predict overall (PRSBC), estrogen receptor (ER)-negative (PRSER-), or ER-positive (PRSER+) breast cancer risk. Results: PRSER+ yielded the strongest association with breast cancer risk. The odds ratios (ORs) per PRSER+ standard deviation estimates were 1.40 (95% confidence interval [CI] =1.07 to 1.83) for BRCA1 and 1.33 (95% CI = 1.16 to 1.52) for BRCA2 carriers. PRSPC was associated with prostate cancer risk for BRCA1 (OR = 1.73, 95% CI = 1.28 to 2.33) and BRCA2 (OR = 1.60, 95% CI = 1.34 to 1.91) carriers. The estimated breast cancer odds ratios were larger after adjusting for female relative breast cancer family history. By age 85 years, for BRCA2 carriers, the breast cancer risk varied from 7.7% to 18.4% and prostate cancer risk from 34.1% to 87.6% between the 5th and 95th percentiles of the PRS distributions. Conclusions: Population-based prostate and female breast cancer PRS are associated with a wide range of absolute breast and prostate cancer risks for male BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers. These findings warrant further investigation aimed at providing personalized cancer risks for male carriers and informing clinical management.
Published: 2022

11. AND I’LL SEE YOU IN THE HIGH AND LOW. The ontogenetic origins of sensitivity to facial cues to trustworthiness and emotion

Author: Silvestri, V, MACCHI CASSIA, VIOLA MARINA, SILVESTRI, VALENTINA, Silvestri, V, MACCHI CASSIA, VIOLA MARINA, and SILVESTRI, VALENTINA
Abstract: Una componente fondamentale della competenza sociale degli esseri umani è l'abilità di estrarre rapidamente e in modo spontaneo i segnali sociali che provengono dal volto, quali per esempio i tratti emotivi e di affidabilità. Il fatto che le risposte a queste configurazioni facciali siano rapide e automatiche suggerisce come esse derivino dalla pressione evolutiva a rilevare segnali di pericolo per aumentare le possibilità di sopravvivenza. Tuttavia, le origini ontogenetiche di queste abilità sociali sono ancora oggetto di dibattito. La presente tesi di dottorato si pone l'obiettivo di indagare la natura dell’informazione visiva che media la discriminazione delle emozioni e/o la percezione dell'affidabilità dai volti utilizzando l'approccio del filtraggio spaziale, ossia la rimozione selettiva di bande di frequenze spaziali contenute nell'immagine. Nello specifico, l’elaborato comprende 5 studi volti a indagare (1) la natura dell'informazione visiva sui cui si basano i giudizi espliciti di affidabilità degli adulti (Studio 1) (2) se la percezione di affidabilità di adulti (Studio 2) e bambini (Studio 3) è generalizzata a volti di un'etnia differente dalla propria e la natura dell'informazione visiva coinvolta, (3) la natura dell'informazione visiva che determina la discriminazione neurale di affidabilità dai volti nei preverbali (Studio 4), e (4) la natura dell'informazione visiva su cui si basa la discriminazione visiva delle emozioni alla nascita (Studio 5a e 5b). I risultati dello Studio 1 mostrano che sebbene sia le informazioni visive globali, veicolate dalle frequenze spaziali basse, che le informazioni visive locali, veicolate dalle frequenze spaziali alte, sono sufficienti per discriminare tra livelli di affidabilità, l'informazione globale gioca un ruolo cruciale. Gli Studi 2 e 3 estendono le considerazioni sulla natura dell'informazione visiva coinvolta nella percezione di affidabilità a volti meno presenti nell'ambiente sociale dell'individuo, One fundamental component of humans' social competence is the ability to rapidly and spontaneously extrapolate facial cues of emotion and trustworthiness - i.e., whether others are likely to approach us friendly or hostilely. The fast and automatic nature of these responses to facial configurations has led to the claim that they derive from evolutionary pressure to detect signals of potential harm, and distinguish between friends or foes to enhance our chances of survival. However, the ontogenetic origins of these fundamental social skills are still debated. To explore this question, the studies reported in this doctoral dissertation investigated the nature of the visual information driving emotion discrimination and/or trustworthiness perception across the life span using the spatial filtering approach - i.e., the selective removal of portions of the spatial frequencies (SF) information contained in the image. Specifically, this doctoral dissertation includes 5 studies aimed at investigating (1) the nature of the visual information on which adults' explicit judgments of trustworthiness are based (Study 1), (2) whether trustworthiness perception in adults (Study 2) and children (Study 3) generalizes across face-race and/or the nature of the visual information on which trustworthiness judgments are based differs for more versus less familiar face categories, (3) the nature of the visual information that triggers neural discrimination of facial cues to trustworthiness in preverbal infants (Study 4), and (4) the nature of the visual information that mediates visual discrimination of emotional facial expressions at birth (Study 5a and 5b). Results of Study 1 showed that, although both global visual cues, conveyed by low-spatial frequency bands, and local visual cues, conveyed by high-spatial frequency bands, are sufficient to discriminate between levels of trustworthiness, the selective removal of global information negatively impacts trustworthiness perception. Study 2
Published: 2022

12. Multisession Anodal tDCS on the Right Temporo-Parietal Junction Improves Mentalizing Processes in Adults with Autistic Traits

Author: Padrón, I, García-Marco, E, Moreno, I, Birba, A, Silvestri, V, León, I, Álvarez, C, López, J, de Vega, M, Padrón, Iván, García-Marco, Enrique, Moreno, Iván, Birba, Agustina, Silvestri, Valentina, León, Inmaculada, Álvarez, Carlos, López, Joana, de Vega, Manuel, Padrón, I, García-Marco, E, Moreno, I, Birba, A, Silvestri, V, León, I, Álvarez, C, López, J, de Vega, M, Padrón, Iván, García-Marco, Enrique, Moreno, Iván, Birba, Agustina, Silvestri, Valentina, León, Inmaculada, Álvarez, Carlos, López, Joana, and de Vega, Manuel
Abstract: Persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have impaired mentalizing skills. In this study, a group of persons with ASD traits (high-AQ scores) initially received sham tDCS before completing a pre-test in two mentalizing tasks: false belief and self-other judgments. Over the next week, on four consecutive days, they received sessions of anodal electrical stimulation (a-tDCS) over the right temporo-parietal junction (rTPJ), a region frequently associated with the theory of mind. On the last day, after the stimulation session, they completed a new set of mentalizing tasks. A control group (with low-AQ scores) matched in age, education and intelligence received just sham stimulation and completed the same pre-test and post-test. The results showed that the high-AQ group improved their performance (faster responses), after a-tDCS, in the false belief and in the self-other judgments of mental features, whereas they did not change performance in the false photographs or the self-other judgments of physical features. These selective improvements cannot be attributed to increased familiarity with the tasks, because the performance of the low-AQ control group remained stable about one week later. Therefore, our study provides initial proof that tDCS could be used to improve mentalizing skills in persons with ASD traits.
Published: 2022

13. Face in collision: emotional looming stimuli modulate interpersonal space across development and gender

Author: Silvestri, V, Grassi, M, Nava, E, Silvestri, Valentina, Grassi, Massimo, Nava, Elena, Silvestri, V, Grassi, M, Nava, E, Silvestri, Valentina, Grassi, Massimo, and Nava, Elena
Abstract: Basic visual functions have evolved to allow for rapid detection of dynamic stimuli in our surrounding environment. In particular, looming stimuli are of relevance because they are expected to enter the individual’s interpersonal space representing a potential threat. Different studies showed that emotions can modulate the perception of visual looming stimuli and the borders of interpersonal space, defined as the area around the body that individuals maintain between themselves and others during social interactions. Here, we investigated how emotions modulate the perception and the physiological correlates of interpersonal space and whether such indexes change across age and gender. Children and adults were asked to quickly react to emotional looming stimuli while measuring their skin conductance response (SCR). We found that emotional looming stimuli shrink the borders of interpersonal space of males more than females, and that this pattern does not change with age. In addition, adults reacted faster to angry than happy and neutral faces, which is in line with the notion that threatening stimuli capture attention more quickly than other types of emotional stimuli. However, this was not observed in children, suggesting that experience with negative stimuli, rather than the evolutionary meaning they possess, may influence the boundaries of interpersonal space. Overall, our study suggests that interpersonal space is modulated by emotions, but this appears to be modulated by gender and age: while behavioural responses to emotional looming stimuli refine with age, physiological responses are adult-like as early as 5 years of age.
Published: 2022

14. Common Susceptibility Loci for Male Breast Cancer

Author: Maguire, Sarah, Perraki, Eleni, Tomczyk, Katarzyna, Jones, Michael E, Fletcher, Olivia, Pugh, Matthew, Winter, Timothy, Thompson, Kyle, Cooke, Rosie, Trainer, Alison, James, Paul, Bojesen, Stig, Flyger, Henrik, Nevanlinna, Heli, Mattson, Johanna, Friedman, Eitan, Laitman, Yael, Palli, Domenico, Masala, Giovanna, Zanna, Ines, Ottini, Laura, Silvestri, Valentina, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J, Novaković, Srdjan, Krajc, Mateja, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Castelao, Jose Esteban, Olsson, Hakan, Hedenfalk, Ingrid, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Georgoulias, Vasilios, Easton, Douglas F, Pharoah, Paul, Dunning, Alison M, Bishop, D Timothy, Neuhausen, Susan L, Steele, Linda, Ashworth, Alan, Garcia Closas, Montserrat, Houlston, Richard, Swerdlow, Anthony, Orr, Nick, Maguire, Sarah, Perraki, Eleni, Tomczyk, Katarzyna, Jones, Michael E, Fletcher, Olivia, Pugh, Matthew, Winter, Timothy, Thompson, Kyle, Cooke, Rosie, Trainer, Alison, James, Paul, Bojesen, Stig, Flyger, Henrik, Nevanlinna, Heli, Mattson, Johanna, Friedman, Eitan, Laitman, Yael, Palli, Domenico, Masala, Giovanna, Zanna, Ines, Ottini, Laura, Silvestri, Valentina, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J, Novaković, Srdjan, Krajc, Mateja, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, Castelao, Jose Esteban, Olsson, Hakan, Hedenfalk, Ingrid, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Georgoulias, Vasilios, Easton, Douglas F, Pharoah, Paul, Dunning, Alison M, Bishop, D Timothy, Neuhausen, Susan L, Steele, Linda, Ashworth, Alan, Garcia Closas, Montserrat, Houlston, Richard, Swerdlow, Anthony, and Orr, Nick
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The etiology of male breast cancer (MBC) is poorly understood. In particular, the extent to which the genetic basis of MBC differs from female breast cancer (FBC) is unknown. A previous genome-wide association study of MBC identified 2 predisposition loci for the disease, both of which were also associated with risk of FBC.METHODS: We performed genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping of European ancestry MBC case subjects and controls in 3 stages. Associations between directly genotyped and imputed single nucleotide polymorphisms with MBC were assessed using fixed-effects meta-analysis of 1380 cases and 3620 controls. Replication genotyping of 810 cases and 1026 controls was used to validate variants with P values less than 1 × 10-06. Genetic correlation with FBC was evaluated using linkage disequilibrium score regression, by comprehensively examining the associations of published FBC risk loci with risk of MBC and by assessing associations between a FBC polygenic risk score and MBC. All statistical tests were 2-sided.RESULTS: The genome-wide association study identified 3 novel MBC susceptibility loci that attained genome-wide statistical significance (P < 5 × 10-08). Genetic correlation analysis revealed a strong shared genetic basis with estrogen receptor-positive FBC. Men in the top quintile of genetic risk had a fourfold increased risk of breast cancer relative to those in the bottom quintile (odds ratio = 3.86, 95% confidence interval = 3.07 to 4.87, P = 2.08 × 10-30).CONCLUSIONS: These findings advance our understanding of the genetic basis of MBC, providing support for an overlapping genetic etiology with FBC and identifying a fourfold high-risk group of susceptible men.
Published: 2021

15. Dal testing in presenza al testing in remoto: un’esperienza di ricerca sperimentale con bambini in età prescolare e scolare.

Author: Silvestri, V, Bettoni, R, MACCHI CASSIA, V, Silvestri Valentina, Bettoni Roberta, Macchi Cassia Viola, Silvestri, V, Bettoni, R, MACCHI CASSIA, V, Silvestri Valentina, Bettoni Roberta, and Macchi Cassia Viola
Published: 2021

16. La percezione di affidabilità di volti della propria o altrui etnia in bambini scolari e pre-scolari: il ruolo delle frequenze spaziali visive.

Author: Silvestri, V, Arioli, M, Baccolo, E, &amp, Macchi Cassia, V, Silvestri Valentina., Arioli Martina, Baccolo Elisa, &, Macchi Cassia,Viola, Silvestri, V, Arioli, M, Baccolo, E, &amp, Macchi Cassia, V, Silvestri Valentina., Arioli Martina, Baccolo Elisa, &, and Macchi Cassia,Viola
Published: 2021

17. Common Susceptibility Loci for Male Breast Cancer

Author: Maguire, Sarah, Perraki, Eleni, Tomczyk, Katarzyna, Jones, Michael E, Fletcher, Olivia, Pugh, Matthew, Winter, Timothy, Thompson, Kyle, Cooke, Rosie, Trainer, Alison, James, Paul, Bojesen, Stig, Flyger, Henrik, Nevanlinna, Heli, Mattson, Johanna, Friedman, Eitan, Laitman, Yael, Palli, Domenico, Masala, Giovanna, Zanna, Ines, Ottini, Laura, Silvestri, Valentina, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J, Novaković, Srdjan, Krajc, Mateja, Gago-dominguez, Manuela, Castelao, Jose Esteban, Olsson, Hakan, Hedenfalk, Ingrid, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Georgoulias, Vasilios, Easton, Douglas F, Pharoah, Paul, Dunning, Alison M, Bishop, D Timothy, Neuhausen, Susan L, Steele, Linda, Ashworth, Alan, Garcia Closas, Montserrat, Houlston, Richard, Swerdlow, Anthony, Orr, Nick, Maguire, Sarah, Perraki, Eleni, Tomczyk, Katarzyna, Jones, Michael E, Fletcher, Olivia, Pugh, Matthew, Winter, Timothy, Thompson, Kyle, Cooke, Rosie, Trainer, Alison, James, Paul, Bojesen, Stig, Flyger, Henrik, Nevanlinna, Heli, Mattson, Johanna, Friedman, Eitan, Laitman, Yael, Palli, Domenico, Masala, Giovanna, Zanna, Ines, Ottini, Laura, Silvestri, Valentina, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J, Novaković, Srdjan, Krajc, Mateja, Gago-dominguez, Manuela, Castelao, Jose Esteban, Olsson, Hakan, Hedenfalk, Ingrid, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Georgoulias, Vasilios, Easton, Douglas F, Pharoah, Paul, Dunning, Alison M, Bishop, D Timothy, Neuhausen, Susan L, Steele, Linda, Ashworth, Alan, Garcia Closas, Montserrat, Houlston, Richard, Swerdlow, Anthony, and Orr, Nick
Published: 2021

18. Common Susceptibility Loci for Male Breast Cancer

Author: Maguire, Sarah, Perraki, Eleni, Tomczyk, Katarzyna, Jones, Michael E, Fletcher, Olivia, Pugh, Matthew, Winter, Timothy, Thompson, Kyle, Cooke, Rosie, Trainer, Alison, James, Paul, Bojesen, Stig, Flyger, Henrik, Nevanlinna, Heli, Mattson, Johanna, Friedman, Eitan, Laitman, Yael, Palli, Domenico, Masala, Giovanna, Zanna, Ines, Ottini, Laura, Silvestri, Valentina, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J, Novaković, Srdjan, Krajc, Mateja, Gago-dominguez, Manuela, Castelao, Jose Esteban, Olsson, Hakan, Hedenfalk, Ingrid, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Georgoulias, Vasilios, Easton, Douglas F, Pharoah, Paul, Dunning, Alison M, Bishop, D Timothy, Neuhausen, Susan L, Steele, Linda, Ashworth, Alan, Garcia Closas, Montserrat, Houlston, Richard, Swerdlow, Anthony, Orr, Nick, Maguire, Sarah, Perraki, Eleni, Tomczyk, Katarzyna, Jones, Michael E, Fletcher, Olivia, Pugh, Matthew, Winter, Timothy, Thompson, Kyle, Cooke, Rosie, Trainer, Alison, James, Paul, Bojesen, Stig, Flyger, Henrik, Nevanlinna, Heli, Mattson, Johanna, Friedman, Eitan, Laitman, Yael, Palli, Domenico, Masala, Giovanna, Zanna, Ines, Ottini, Laura, Silvestri, Valentina, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hooning, Maartje J, Novaković, Srdjan, Krajc, Mateja, Gago-dominguez, Manuela, Castelao, Jose Esteban, Olsson, Hakan, Hedenfalk, Ingrid, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Georgoulias, Vasilios, Easton, Douglas F, Pharoah, Paul, Dunning, Alison M, Bishop, D Timothy, Neuhausen, Susan L, Steele, Linda, Ashworth, Alan, Garcia Closas, Montserrat, Houlston, Richard, Swerdlow, Anthony, and Orr, Nick
Published: 2021

19. Association of Genomic Domains in BRCA1 and BRCA2 with Prostate Cancer Risk and Aggressiveness

Author: Patel, Vivek L., Busch, Evan L., Friebel, Tara M., Cronin, Angel, Leslie, Goska, McGuffog, Lesley, Adlard, Julian, Agata, Simona, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Ahmed, Munaza, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Alducci, Elisa, Andrulis, Irene L., Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Artioli, Grazia, Arver, Brita, Auber, Bernd, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmana, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barnes, Daniel R., Barroso, Alicia, Barrowdale, Daniel, Belotti, Muriel, Benitez, Javier, Bertelsen, Brigitte, Blok, Marinus J., Bodrogi, Istvan, Bonadona, Valerie, Bonanni, Bernardo, Bondavalli, Davide, Boonen, Susanne E., Borde, Julika, Borg, Ake, Bradbury, Angela R., Brady, Angela, Brewer, Carole, Brunet, Joan, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S., Cabezas-Camarero, Santiago, Caldes, Trinidad, Caliebe, Almuth, Caligo, Maria A., Calvello, Mariarosaria, Campbell, Ian G., Carnevali, Ileana, Carrasco, Estela, Chan, Tsun L., Chu, Annie T. W., Chung, Wendy K., Claes, Kathleen B. M., Cook, Jackie, Cortesi, Laura, Couch, Fergus J., Daly, Mary B., Damante, Giuseppe, Darder, Esther, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, Della Puppa, Lara, Dennis, Joe, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Ditsch, Nina, Domchek, Susan M., Donaldson, Alan, Dworniczak, Bernd, Easton, Douglas F., Eccles, Diana M., Eeles, Rosalind A., Ehrencrona, Hans, Ejlertsen, Bent, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Faivre, Laurence, Faust, Ulrike, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Foretova, Lenka, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frost, Debra, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Geczi, Lajos, Gehrig, Andrea, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Gesta, Paul, Giannini, Giuseppe, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldgar, David E., Greene, Mark H., Gutierrez-Barrera, Angelica M., Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hauke, Jan, Herold, Natalie, Hogervorst, Frans B. L., Honisch, Ellen, Hopper, John L., Hulick, Peter J., Izatt, Louise, Jager, Agnes, James, Paul, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Jensen, Thomas Dyrso, Johannsson, Oskar Th, John, Esther M., Joseph, Vijai, Kang, Eunyoung, Kast, Karin, Kiiski, Johanna, I, Kim, Sung-Won, Kim, Zisun, Ko, Kwang-Pil, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kramer, Gero, Krogh, Lotte, Kruse, Torben A., Kwong, Ava, Larsen, Mirjam, Lasset, Christine, Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Lee, Jihyoun, Lee, Jong Won, Lee, Min Hyuk, Lemke, Johannes, Lesueur, Fabienne, Liljegren, Annelie, Lindblom, Annika, Llovet, Patricia, Lopez-Fernandez, Adria, Lopez-Perolio, Irene, Lorca, Victor, Loud, Jennifer T., Ma, Edmond S. K., Mai, Phuong L., Manoukian, Siranoush, Mari, Veronique, Martin, Lynn, Matricardi, Laura, Mebirouk, Noura, Medici, Veronica, Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne E. J., Meindl, Alfons, Mensenkamp, Arjen R., Miller, Clare, Gomes, Denise Molina, Montagna, Marco, Mooij, Thea M., Moserle, Lidia, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Nathanson, Katherine L., Navratilova, Marie, Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Nielsen, Finn C. Cilius, Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, I, Ong, Kai-Ren, Osorio, Ana, Ott, Claus-Eric, Palli, Domenico, Park, Sue K., Parsons, Michael T., Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Peixoto, Ana, Perez-Segura, Pedro, Peterlongo, Paolo, Petersen, Annabeth Hogh, Porteous, Mary E., Angel Pujana, Miguel, Radice, Paolo, Ramser, Juliane, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U., Rhiem, Kerstin, Rizzolo, Piera, Robson, Mark E., Rookus, Matti A., Rossing, Caroline M., Ruddy, Kathryn J., Santos, Catarina, Saule, Claire, Scarpitta, Rosa, Schmutzler, Rita K., Schuster, Helene, Senter, Leigha, Seynaeve, Caroline M., Shah, Payal D., Sharma, Priyanka, Shin, Vivian Y., Silvestri, Valentina, Simard, Jacques, Singer, Christian F., Skytte, Anne-Bine, Snape, Katie, Solano, Angela R., Soucy, Penny, Southey, Melissa C., Spurdle, Amanda B., Steele, Linda, Steinemann, Doris, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Stradella, Agostina, Sunde, Lone, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen Y., Teixeira, Manuel R., Teo, Soo Hwang, Thomassen, Mads, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Tischkowitz, Marc, Tognazzo, Silvia, Toland, Amanda E., Tommasi, Stefania, Torres, Diana, Toss, Angela, Trainer, Alison H., Tung, Nadine, van Asperen, Christi J., van der Baan, Frederieke H., van der Kolk, Lizet E., van der Luijt, Rob B., van Hest, Liselotte P., Varesco, Liliana, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Viel, Alessandra, Vierstrate, Jeroen, Villa, Roberta, von Wachenfeldt, Anna, Wagner, Philipp, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Wieme, Greet, Yadav, Siddhartha, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Zanzottera, Cristina, Zorn, Kristin K., D'Amico, Anthony, V, Freedman, Matthew L., Pomerantz, Mark M., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., Neuhausen, Susan L., Ottini, Laura, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Rebbeck, Timothy R., Patel, Vivek L., Busch, Evan L., Friebel, Tara M., Cronin, Angel, Leslie, Goska, McGuffog, Lesley, Adlard, Julian, Agata, Simona, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Ahmed, Munaza, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Alducci, Elisa, Andrulis, Irene L., Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Artioli, Grazia, Arver, Brita, Auber, Bernd, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmana, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barnes, Daniel R., Barroso, Alicia, Barrowdale, Daniel, Belotti, Muriel, Benitez, Javier, Bertelsen, Brigitte, Blok, Marinus J., Bodrogi, Istvan, Bonadona, Valerie, Bonanni, Bernardo, Bondavalli, Davide, Boonen, Susanne E., Borde, Julika, Borg, Ake, Bradbury, Angela R., Brady, Angela, Brewer, Carole, Brunet, Joan, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S., Cabezas-Camarero, Santiago, Caldes, Trinidad, Caliebe, Almuth, Caligo, Maria A., Calvello, Mariarosaria, Campbell, Ian G., Carnevali, Ileana, Carrasco, Estela, Chan, Tsun L., Chu, Annie T. W., Chung, Wendy K., Claes, Kathleen B. M., Cook, Jackie, Cortesi, Laura, Couch, Fergus J., Daly, Mary B., Damante, Giuseppe, Darder, Esther, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, Della Puppa, Lara, Dennis, Joe, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Ditsch, Nina, Domchek, Susan M., Donaldson, Alan, Dworniczak, Bernd, Easton, Douglas F., Eccles, Diana M., Eeles, Rosalind A., Ehrencrona, Hans, Ejlertsen, Bent, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Faivre, Laurence, Faust, Ulrike, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Foretova, Lenka, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frost, Debra, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Geczi, Lajos, Gehrig, Andrea, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Gesta, Paul, Giannini, Giuseppe, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldgar, David E., Greene, Mark H., Gutierrez-Barrera, Angelica M., Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hauke, Jan, Herold, Natalie, Hogervorst, Frans B. L., Honisch, Ellen, Hopper, John L., Hulick, Peter J., Izatt, Louise, Jager, Agnes, James, Paul, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Jensen, Thomas Dyrso, Johannsson, Oskar Th, John, Esther M., Joseph, Vijai, Kang, Eunyoung, Kast, Karin, Kiiski, Johanna, I, Kim, Sung-Won, Kim, Zisun, Ko, Kwang-Pil, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kramer, Gero, Krogh, Lotte, Kruse, Torben A., Kwong, Ava, Larsen, Mirjam, Lasset, Christine, Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Lee, Jihyoun, Lee, Jong Won, Lee, Min Hyuk, Lemke, Johannes, Lesueur, Fabienne, Liljegren, Annelie, Lindblom, Annika, Llovet, Patricia, Lopez-Fernandez, Adria, Lopez-Perolio, Irene, Lorca, Victor, Loud, Jennifer T., Ma, Edmond S. K., Mai, Phuong L., Manoukian, Siranoush, Mari, Veronique, Martin, Lynn, Matricardi, Laura, Mebirouk, Noura, Medici, Veronica, Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne E. J., Meindl, Alfons, Mensenkamp, Arjen R., Miller, Clare, Gomes, Denise Molina, Montagna, Marco, Mooij, Thea M., Moserle, Lidia, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Nathanson, Katherine L., Navratilova, Marie, Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Nielsen, Finn C. Cilius, Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, I, Ong, Kai-Ren, Osorio, Ana, Ott, Claus-Eric, Palli, Domenico, Park, Sue K., Parsons, Michael T., Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Peixoto, Ana, Perez-Segura, Pedro, Peterlongo, Paolo, Petersen, Annabeth Hogh, Porteous, Mary E., Angel Pujana, Miguel, Radice, Paolo, Ramser, Juliane, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U., Rhiem, Kerstin, Rizzolo, Piera, Robson, Mark E., Rookus, Matti A., Rossing, Caroline M., Ruddy, Kathryn J., Santos, Catarina, Saule, Claire, Scarpitta, Rosa, Schmutzler, Rita K., Schuster, Helene, Senter, Leigha, Seynaeve, Caroline M., Shah, Payal D., Sharma, Priyanka, Shin, Vivian Y., Silvestri, Valentina, Simard, Jacques, Singer, Christian F., Skytte, Anne-Bine, Snape, Katie, Solano, Angela R., Soucy, Penny, Southey, Melissa C., Spurdle, Amanda B., Steele, Linda, Steinemann, Doris, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Stradella, Agostina, Sunde, Lone, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen Y., Teixeira, Manuel R., Teo, Soo Hwang, Thomassen, Mads, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Tischkowitz, Marc, Tognazzo, Silvia, Toland, Amanda E., Tommasi, Stefania, Torres, Diana, Toss, Angela, Trainer, Alison H., Tung, Nadine, van Asperen, Christi J., van der Baan, Frederieke H., van der Kolk, Lizet E., van der Luijt, Rob B., van Hest, Liselotte P., Varesco, Liliana, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Viel, Alessandra, Vierstrate, Jeroen, Villa, Roberta, von Wachenfeldt, Anna, Wagner, Philipp, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Wieme, Greet, Yadav, Siddhartha, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Zanzottera, Cristina, Zorn, Kristin K., D'Amico, Anthony, V, Freedman, Matthew L., Pomerantz, Mark M., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., Neuhausen, Susan L., Ottini, Laura, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, and Rebbeck, Timothy R.
Abstract: Pathogenic sequence variants (PSV) in BRCA1 or BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) are associated with increased risk and severity of prostate cancer. Weevaluated whether PSVs inBRCA1/2 were associated with risk of overall prostate cancer or high grade (Gleason 8+) prostate cancer using an international sample of 65 BRCA1 and 171 BRCA2 male PSV carriers with prostate cancer, and 3,388 BRCA1 and 2,880 BRCA2 male PSV carriers without prostate cancer. PSVs in the 30 region of BRCA2 (c.7914+) were significantly associated with elevated risk of prostate cancer compared with reference bin c.1001c.7913 [HR = 1.78; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.25-2.52; P = 0.001], as well as elevated risk of Gleason 8+ prostate cancer (HR = 3.11; 95% CI, 1.63-5.95; P = 0.001). c.756-c.1000 was also associated with elevated prostate cancer risk (HR = 2.83; 95% CI, 1.71-4.68; P = 0.00004) and elevated risk of Gleason 8+prostate cancer (HR = 4.95; 95% CI, 2.12-11.54; P = 0.0002). No genotype-phenotype associations were detected for PSVs in BRCA1. These results demonstrate that specific BRCA2 PSVs may be associated with elevated risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer. Significance: Aggressive prostate cancer risk in BRCA2 mutation carriers may vary according to the specific BRCA2 mutation inherited by the at-risk individual.
Published: 2020

20. Cancer Risks Associated With Germline PALB2 Pathogenic Variants: An International Study of 524 Families

Author: Yang, Xin, Leslie, Goska, Doroszuk, Alicja, Schneider, Sandra, Allen, Jamie, Decker, Brennan, Dunning, Alison M., Redman, James, Scarth, James, Plaskocinska, Inga, Luccarini, Craig, Shah, Mitul, Pooley, Karen, Dorling, Leila, Lee, Andrew, Adank, Muriel A., Adlard, Julian, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Andrulis, Irene L., Ang, Peter, Barwell, Julian, Bernstein, Jonine L., Bobolis, Kristie, Borg, Ake, Blomqvist, Carl, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Concannon, Patrick, Cuggia, Adeline, Culver, Julie O., Damiola, Francesca, de Pauw, Antoine, Diez, Orland, Dolinsky, Jill S., Domchek, Susan M., Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Fostira, Florentia, Garber, Judy, Golmard, Lisa, Goode, Ellen L., Gruber, Stephen B., Hahnen, Eric, Hake, Christopher, Heikkinen, Tuomas, Hurley, Judith E., Janavicius, Ramunas, Kleibl, Zdenek, Kleiblova, Petra, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kvist, Anders, Laduca, Holly, Lee, Ann S. G., Lesueur, Fabienne, Maher, Eamonn R., Mannermaa, Arto, Manoukian, Siranoush, McFarland, Rachel, McKinnon, Wendy, Meindl, Alfons, Metcalfe, Kelly, Taib, Nur Aishah Mohd, Moilanen, Jukka, Nathanson, Katherine L., Neuhausen, Susan, Ng, Pei Sze, Nguyen-Dumont, Tu, Nielsen, Sarah M., Obermair, Florian, Offit, Kenneth, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, I, Ottini, Laura, Penkert, Judith, Pylkas, Katri, Radice, Paolo, Ramus, Susan J., Rudaitis, Vilius, Side, Lucy, Silva-Smith, Rachel, Silvestri, Valentina, Skytte, Anne-Bine, Slavin, Thomas, Soukupova, Jana, Tondini, Carlo, Trainer, Alison H., Unzeitig, Gary, Usha, Lydia, Hansen, Thomas van Overeem, Whitworth, James, Wood, Marie, Yip, Cheng Har, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Yussuf, Amal, Zogopoulos, George, Goldgar, David, Hopper, John L., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Pharoah, Paul, George, Sophia H. L., Balmana, Judith, Houdayer, Claude, James, Paul, El-Haffaf, Zaki, Ehrencrona, Hans, Janatova, Marketa, Peterlongo, Paolo, Nevanlinna, Heli, Schmutzler, Rita, Teo, Soo-Hwang, Robson, Mark, Pal, Tuya, Couch, Fergus, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Elliott, Aaron, Southey, Melissa, Winqvist, Robert, Easton, Douglas F., Foulkes, William D., Antoniou, Antonis C., Tischkowitz, Marc, Yang, Xin, Leslie, Goska, Doroszuk, Alicja, Schneider, Sandra, Allen, Jamie, Decker, Brennan, Dunning, Alison M., Redman, James, Scarth, James, Plaskocinska, Inga, Luccarini, Craig, Shah, Mitul, Pooley, Karen, Dorling, Leila, Lee, Andrew, Adank, Muriel A., Adlard, Julian, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Andrulis, Irene L., Ang, Peter, Barwell, Julian, Bernstein, Jonine L., Bobolis, Kristie, Borg, Ake, Blomqvist, Carl, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Concannon, Patrick, Cuggia, Adeline, Culver, Julie O., Damiola, Francesca, de Pauw, Antoine, Diez, Orland, Dolinsky, Jill S., Domchek, Susan M., Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Fostira, Florentia, Garber, Judy, Golmard, Lisa, Goode, Ellen L., Gruber, Stephen B., Hahnen, Eric, Hake, Christopher, Heikkinen, Tuomas, Hurley, Judith E., Janavicius, Ramunas, Kleibl, Zdenek, Kleiblova, Petra, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kvist, Anders, Laduca, Holly, Lee, Ann S. G., Lesueur, Fabienne, Maher, Eamonn R., Mannermaa, Arto, Manoukian, Siranoush, McFarland, Rachel, McKinnon, Wendy, Meindl, Alfons, Metcalfe, Kelly, Taib, Nur Aishah Mohd, Moilanen, Jukka, Nathanson, Katherine L., Neuhausen, Susan, Ng, Pei Sze, Nguyen-Dumont, Tu, Nielsen, Sarah M., Obermair, Florian, Offit, Kenneth, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, I, Ottini, Laura, Penkert, Judith, Pylkas, Katri, Radice, Paolo, Ramus, Susan J., Rudaitis, Vilius, Side, Lucy, Silva-Smith, Rachel, Silvestri, Valentina, Skytte, Anne-Bine, Slavin, Thomas, Soukupova, Jana, Tondini, Carlo, Trainer, Alison H., Unzeitig, Gary, Usha, Lydia, Hansen, Thomas van Overeem, Whitworth, James, Wood, Marie, Yip, Cheng Har, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Yussuf, Amal, Zogopoulos, George, Goldgar, David, Hopper, John L., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Pharoah, Paul, George, Sophia H. L., Balmana, Judith, Houdayer, Claude, James, Paul, El-Haffaf, Zaki, Ehrencrona, Hans, Janatova, Marketa, Peterlongo, Paolo, Nevanlinna, Heli, Schmutzler, Rita, Teo, Soo-Hwang, Robson, Mark, Pal, Tuya, Couch, Fergus, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Elliott, Aaron, Southey, Melissa, Winqvist, Robert, Easton, Douglas F., Foulkes, William D., Antoniou, Antonis C., and Tischkowitz, Marc
Abstract: PURPOSE To estimate age-specific relative and absolute cancer risks of breast cancer and to estimate risks of ovarian, pancreatic, male breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers associated with germline PALB2 pathogenic variants (PVs) because these risks have not been extensively characterized. METHODS We analyzed data from 524 families with PALB2 PVs from 21 countries. Complex segregation analysis was used to estimate relative risks (RRs; relative to country-specific population incidences) and absolute risks of cancers. The models allowed for residual familial aggregation of breast and ovarian cancer and were adjusted for the family-specific ascertainment schemes. RESULTS We found associations between PALB2 PVs and risk of female breast cancer (RR, 7.18; 95% CI, 5.82 to 8.85; P = 6.5 x 10(-76)), ovarian cancer (RR, 2.91; 95% CI, 1.40 to 6.04; P = 4.1 x 10(-3)), pancreatic cancer (RR, 2.37; 95% CI, 1.24 to 4.50; P = 8.7 x 10(-3)), and male breast cancer (RR, 7.34; 95% CI, 1.28 to 42.18; P = 2.6 x 10(-2)). There was no evidence for increased risks of prostate or colorectal cancer. The breast cancer RRs declined with age (P for trend = 2.0 x 10(-3)). After adjusting for family ascertainment, breast cancer risk estimates on the basis of multiple case families were similar to the estimates from families ascertained through population-based studies (P for difference = .41). On the basis of the combined data, the estimated risks to age 80 years were 53% (95% CI, 44% to 63%) for female breast cancer, 5% (95% CI, 2% to 10%) for ovarian cancer, 2%-3% (95% CI females, 1% to 4%; 95% CI males, 2% to 5%) for pancreatic cancer, and 1% (95% CI, 0.2% to 5%) for male breast cancer. CONCLUSION These results confirm PALB2 as a major breast cancer susceptibility gene and establish substantial associations between germline PALB2 PVs and ovarian, pancreatic, and male breast cancers. These findings will facilitate incorporation of PALB2 into risk prediction models and optimize the clinical
Published: 2020

21. Il ruolo delle frequenze spaziali visive nella discriminazione dell’affidabilità dei volti.

Author: Silvestri, V, Arioli, M, Baccolo, E, MACCHI CASSIA, V, Silvestri Valentina, Arioli Martina, Baccolo Elisa, Macchi Cassia Viola, Silvestri, V, Arioli, M, Baccolo, E, MACCHI CASSIA, V, Silvestri Valentina, Arioli Martina, Baccolo Elisa, and Macchi Cassia Viola
Published: 2020

22. Association of Genomic Domains in BRCA1 and BRCA2 with Prostate Cancer Risk and Aggressiveness

Author: Patel, Vivek L., Busch, Evan L., Friebel, Tara M., Cronin, Angel, Leslie, Goska, McGuffog, Lesley, Adlard, Julian, Agata, Simona, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Ahmed, Munaza, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Alducci, Elisa, Andrulis, Irene L., Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Artioli, Grazia, Arver, Brita, Auber, Bernd, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmana, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barnes, Daniel R., Barroso, Alicia, Barrowdale, Daniel, Belotti, Muriel, Benitez, Javier, Bertelsen, Brigitte, Blok, Marinus J., Bodrogi, Istvan, Bonadona, Valerie, Bonanni, Bernardo, Bondavalli, Davide, Boonen, Susanne E., Borde, Julika, Borg, Ake, Bradbury, Angela R., Brady, Angela, Brewer, Carole, Brunet, Joan, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S., Cabezas-Camarero, Santiago, Caldes, Trinidad, Caliebe, Almuth, Caligo, Maria A., Calvello, Mariarosaria, Campbell, Ian G., Carnevali, Ileana, Carrasco, Estela, Chan, Tsun L., Chu, Annie T. W., Chung, Wendy K., Claes, Kathleen B. M., Cook, Jackie, Cortesi, Laura, Couch, Fergus J., Daly, Mary B., Damante, Giuseppe, Darder, Esther, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, Della Puppa, Lara, Dennis, Joe, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Ditsch, Nina, Domchek, Susan M., Donaldson, Alan, Dworniczak, Bernd, Easton, Douglas F., Eccles, Diana M., Eeles, Rosalind A., Ehrencrona, Hans, Ejlertsen, Bent, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Faivre, Laurence, Faust, Ulrike, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Foretova, Lenka, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frost, Debra, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Geczi, Lajos, Gehrig, Andrea, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Gesta, Paul, Giannini, Giuseppe, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldgar, David E., Greene, Mark H., Gutierrez-Barrera, Angelica M., Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hauke, Jan, Herold, Natalie, Hogervorst, Frans B. L., Honisch, Ellen, Hopper, John L., Hulick, Peter J., Izatt, Louise, Jager, Agnes, James, Paul, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Jensen, Thomas Dyrso, Johannsson, Oskar Th, John, Esther M., Joseph, Vijai, Kang, Eunyoung, Kast, Karin, Kiiski, Johanna, I, Kim, Sung-Won, Kim, Zisun, Ko, Kwang-Pil, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kramer, Gero, Krogh, Lotte, Kruse, Torben A., Kwong, Ava, Larsen, Mirjam, Lasset, Christine, Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Lee, Jihyoun, Lee, Jong Won, Lee, Min Hyuk, Lemke, Johannes, Lesueur, Fabienne, Liljegren, Annelie, Lindblom, Annika, Llovet, Patricia, Lopez-Fernandez, Adria, Lopez-Perolio, Irene, Lorca, Victor, Loud, Jennifer T., Ma, Edmond S. K., Mai, Phuong L., Manoukian, Siranoush, Mari, Veronique, Martin, Lynn, Matricardi, Laura, Mebirouk, Noura, Medici, Veronica, Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne E. J., Meindl, Alfons, Mensenkamp, Arjen R., Miller, Clare, Gomes, Denise Molina, Montagna, Marco, Mooij, Thea M., Moserle, Lidia, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Nathanson, Katherine L., Navratilova, Marie, Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Nielsen, Finn C. Cilius, Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, I, Ong, Kai-Ren, Osorio, Ana, Ott, Claus-Eric, Palli, Domenico, Park, Sue K., Parsons, Michael T., Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Peixoto, Ana, Perez-Segura, Pedro, Peterlongo, Paolo, Petersen, Annabeth Hogh, Porteous, Mary E., Angel Pujana, Miguel, Radice, Paolo, Ramser, Juliane, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U., Rhiem, Kerstin, Rizzolo, Piera, Robson, Mark E., Rookus, Matti A., Rossing, Caroline M., Ruddy, Kathryn J., Santos, Catarina, Saule, Claire, Scarpitta, Rosa, Schmutzler, Rita K., Schuster, Helene, Senter, Leigha, Seynaeve, Caroline M., Shah, Payal D., Sharma, Priyanka, Shin, Vivian Y., Silvestri, Valentina, Simard, Jacques, Singer, Christian F., Skytte, Anne-Bine, Snape, Katie, Solano, Angela R., Soucy, Penny, Southey, Melissa C., Spurdle, Amanda B., Steele, Linda, Steinemann, Doris, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Stradella, Agostina, Sunde, Lone, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen Y., Teixeira, Manuel R., Teo, Soo Hwang, Thomassen, Mads, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Tischkowitz, Marc, Tognazzo, Silvia, Toland, Amanda E., Tommasi, Stefania, Torres, Diana, Toss, Angela, Trainer, Alison H., Tung, Nadine, van Asperen, Christi J., van der Baan, Frederieke H., van der Kolk, Lizet E., van der Luijt, Rob B., van Hest, Liselotte P., Varesco, Liliana, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Viel, Alessandra, Vierstrate, Jeroen, Villa, Roberta, von Wachenfeldt, Anna, Wagner, Philipp, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Wieme, Greet, Yadav, Siddhartha, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Zanzottera, Cristina, Zorn, Kristin K., D'Amico, Anthony, V, Freedman, Matthew L., Pomerantz, Mark M., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., Neuhausen, Susan L., Ottini, Laura, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Rebbeck, Timothy R., Patel, Vivek L., Busch, Evan L., Friebel, Tara M., Cronin, Angel, Leslie, Goska, McGuffog, Lesley, Adlard, Julian, Agata, Simona, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Ahmed, Munaza, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Alducci, Elisa, Andrulis, Irene L., Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Artioli, Grazia, Arver, Brita, Auber, Bernd, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmana, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barnes, Daniel R., Barroso, Alicia, Barrowdale, Daniel, Belotti, Muriel, Benitez, Javier, Bertelsen, Brigitte, Blok, Marinus J., Bodrogi, Istvan, Bonadona, Valerie, Bonanni, Bernardo, Bondavalli, Davide, Boonen, Susanne E., Borde, Julika, Borg, Ake, Bradbury, Angela R., Brady, Angela, Brewer, Carole, Brunet, Joan, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S., Cabezas-Camarero, Santiago, Caldes, Trinidad, Caliebe, Almuth, Caligo, Maria A., Calvello, Mariarosaria, Campbell, Ian G., Carnevali, Ileana, Carrasco, Estela, Chan, Tsun L., Chu, Annie T. W., Chung, Wendy K., Claes, Kathleen B. M., Cook, Jackie, Cortesi, Laura, Couch, Fergus J., Daly, Mary B., Damante, Giuseppe, Darder, Esther, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, Della Puppa, Lara, Dennis, Joe, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Ditsch, Nina, Domchek, Susan M., Donaldson, Alan, Dworniczak, Bernd, Easton, Douglas F., Eccles, Diana M., Eeles, Rosalind A., Ehrencrona, Hans, Ejlertsen, Bent, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Faivre, Laurence, Faust, Ulrike, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Foretova, Lenka, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frost, Debra, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Geczi, Lajos, Gehrig, Andrea, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Gesta, Paul, Giannini, Giuseppe, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldgar, David E., Greene, Mark H., Gutierrez-Barrera, Angelica M., Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hauke, Jan, Herold, Natalie, Hogervorst, Frans B. L., Honisch, Ellen, Hopper, John L., Hulick, Peter J., Izatt, Louise, Jager, Agnes, James, Paul, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Jensen, Thomas Dyrso, Johannsson, Oskar Th, John, Esther M., Joseph, Vijai, Kang, Eunyoung, Kast, Karin, Kiiski, Johanna, I, Kim, Sung-Won, Kim, Zisun, Ko, Kwang-Pil, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kramer, Gero, Krogh, Lotte, Kruse, Torben A., Kwong, Ava, Larsen, Mirjam, Lasset, Christine, Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Lee, Jihyoun, Lee, Jong Won, Lee, Min Hyuk, Lemke, Johannes, Lesueur, Fabienne, Liljegren, Annelie, Lindblom, Annika, Llovet, Patricia, Lopez-Fernandez, Adria, Lopez-Perolio, Irene, Lorca, Victor, Loud, Jennifer T., Ma, Edmond S. K., Mai, Phuong L., Manoukian, Siranoush, Mari, Veronique, Martin, Lynn, Matricardi, Laura, Mebirouk, Noura, Medici, Veronica, Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne E. J., Meindl, Alfons, Mensenkamp, Arjen R., Miller, Clare, Gomes, Denise Molina, Montagna, Marco, Mooij, Thea M., Moserle, Lidia, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Nathanson, Katherine L., Navratilova, Marie, Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Nielsen, Finn C. Cilius, Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, I, Ong, Kai-Ren, Osorio, Ana, Ott, Claus-Eric, Palli, Domenico, Park, Sue K., Parsons, Michael T., Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Peixoto, Ana, Perez-Segura, Pedro, Peterlongo, Paolo, Petersen, Annabeth Hogh, Porteous, Mary E., Angel Pujana, Miguel, Radice, Paolo, Ramser, Juliane, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U., Rhiem, Kerstin, Rizzolo, Piera, Robson, Mark E., Rookus, Matti A., Rossing, Caroline M., Ruddy, Kathryn J., Santos, Catarina, Saule, Claire, Scarpitta, Rosa, Schmutzler, Rita K., Schuster, Helene, Senter, Leigha, Seynaeve, Caroline M., Shah, Payal D., Sharma, Priyanka, Shin, Vivian Y., Silvestri, Valentina, Simard, Jacques, Singer, Christian F., Skytte, Anne-Bine, Snape, Katie, Solano, Angela R., Soucy, Penny, Southey, Melissa C., Spurdle, Amanda B., Steele, Linda, Steinemann, Doris, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Stradella, Agostina, Sunde, Lone, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen Y., Teixeira, Manuel R., Teo, Soo Hwang, Thomassen, Mads, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Tischkowitz, Marc, Tognazzo, Silvia, Toland, Amanda E., Tommasi, Stefania, Torres, Diana, Toss, Angela, Trainer, Alison H., Tung, Nadine, van Asperen, Christi J., van der Baan, Frederieke H., van der Kolk, Lizet E., van der Luijt, Rob B., van Hest, Liselotte P., Varesco, Liliana, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Viel, Alessandra, Vierstrate, Jeroen, Villa, Roberta, von Wachenfeldt, Anna, Wagner, Philipp, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Wieme, Greet, Yadav, Siddhartha, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Zanzottera, Cristina, Zorn, Kristin K., D'Amico, Anthony, V, Freedman, Matthew L., Pomerantz, Mark M., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., Neuhausen, Susan L., Ottini, Laura, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, and Rebbeck, Timothy R.
Abstract: Pathogenic sequence variants (PSV) in BRCA1 or BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) are associated with increased risk and severity of prostate cancer. Weevaluated whether PSVs inBRCA1/2 were associated with risk of overall prostate cancer or high grade (Gleason 8+) prostate cancer using an international sample of 65 BRCA1 and 171 BRCA2 male PSV carriers with prostate cancer, and 3,388 BRCA1 and 2,880 BRCA2 male PSV carriers without prostate cancer. PSVs in the 30 region of BRCA2 (c.7914+) were significantly associated with elevated risk of prostate cancer compared with reference bin c.1001c.7913 [HR = 1.78; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.25-2.52; P = 0.001], as well as elevated risk of Gleason 8+ prostate cancer (HR = 3.11; 95% CI, 1.63-5.95; P = 0.001). c.756-c.1000 was also associated with elevated prostate cancer risk (HR = 2.83; 95% CI, 1.71-4.68; P = 0.00004) and elevated risk of Gleason 8+prostate cancer (HR = 4.95; 95% CI, 2.12-11.54; P = 0.0002). No genotype-phenotype associations were detected for PSVs in BRCA1. These results demonstrate that specific BRCA2 PSVs may be associated with elevated risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer. Significance: Aggressive prostate cancer risk in BRCA2 mutation carriers may vary according to the specific BRCA2 mutation inherited by the at-risk individual.
Published: 2020

23. Cancer Risks Associated With Germline PALB2 Pathogenic Variants: An International Study of 524 Families

Author: Yang, Xin, Leslie, Goska, Doroszuk, Alicja, Schneider, Sandra, Allen, Jamie, Decker, Brennan, Dunning, Alison M., Redman, James, Scarth, James, Plaskocinska, Inga, Luccarini, Craig, Shah, Mitul, Pooley, Karen, Dorling, Leila, Lee, Andrew, Adank, Muriel A., Adlard, Julian, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Andrulis, Irene L., Ang, Peter, Barwell, Julian, Bernstein, Jonine L., Bobolis, Kristie, Borg, Ake, Blomqvist, Carl, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Concannon, Patrick, Cuggia, Adeline, Culver, Julie O., Damiola, Francesca, de Pauw, Antoine, Diez, Orland, Dolinsky, Jill S., Domchek, Susan M., Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Fostira, Florentia, Garber, Judy, Golmard, Lisa, Goode, Ellen L., Gruber, Stephen B., Hahnen, Eric, Hake, Christopher, Heikkinen, Tuomas, Hurley, Judith E., Janavicius, Ramunas, Kleibl, Zdenek, Kleiblova, Petra, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kvist, Anders, Laduca, Holly, Lee, Ann S. G., Lesueur, Fabienne, Maher, Eamonn R., Mannermaa, Arto, Manoukian, Siranoush, McFarland, Rachel, McKinnon, Wendy, Meindl, Alfons, Metcalfe, Kelly, Taib, Nur Aishah Mohd, Moilanen, Jukka, Nathanson, Katherine L., Neuhausen, Susan, Ng, Pei Sze, Nguyen-Dumont, Tu, Nielsen, Sarah M., Obermair, Florian, Offit, Kenneth, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, I, Ottini, Laura, Penkert, Judith, Pylkas, Katri, Radice, Paolo, Ramus, Susan J., Rudaitis, Vilius, Side, Lucy, Silva-Smith, Rachel, Silvestri, Valentina, Skytte, Anne-Bine, Slavin, Thomas, Soukupova, Jana, Tondini, Carlo, Trainer, Alison H., Unzeitig, Gary, Usha, Lydia, Hansen, Thomas van Overeem, Whitworth, James, Wood, Marie, Yip, Cheng Har, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Yussuf, Amal, Zogopoulos, George, Goldgar, David, Hopper, John L., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Pharoah, Paul, George, Sophia H. L., Balmana, Judith, Houdayer, Claude, James, Paul, El-Haffaf, Zaki, Ehrencrona, Hans, Janatova, Marketa, Peterlongo, Paolo, Nevanlinna, Heli, Schmutzler, Rita, Teo, Soo-Hwang, Robson, Mark, Pal, Tuya, Couch, Fergus, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Elliott, Aaron, Southey, Melissa, Winqvist, Robert, Easton, Douglas F., Foulkes, William D., Antoniou, Antonis C., Tischkowitz, Marc, Yang, Xin, Leslie, Goska, Doroszuk, Alicja, Schneider, Sandra, Allen, Jamie, Decker, Brennan, Dunning, Alison M., Redman, James, Scarth, James, Plaskocinska, Inga, Luccarini, Craig, Shah, Mitul, Pooley, Karen, Dorling, Leila, Lee, Andrew, Adank, Muriel A., Adlard, Julian, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Andrulis, Irene L., Ang, Peter, Barwell, Julian, Bernstein, Jonine L., Bobolis, Kristie, Borg, Ake, Blomqvist, Carl, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Concannon, Patrick, Cuggia, Adeline, Culver, Julie O., Damiola, Francesca, de Pauw, Antoine, Diez, Orland, Dolinsky, Jill S., Domchek, Susan M., Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Fostira, Florentia, Garber, Judy, Golmard, Lisa, Goode, Ellen L., Gruber, Stephen B., Hahnen, Eric, Hake, Christopher, Heikkinen, Tuomas, Hurley, Judith E., Janavicius, Ramunas, Kleibl, Zdenek, Kleiblova, Petra, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kvist, Anders, Laduca, Holly, Lee, Ann S. G., Lesueur, Fabienne, Maher, Eamonn R., Mannermaa, Arto, Manoukian, Siranoush, McFarland, Rachel, McKinnon, Wendy, Meindl, Alfons, Metcalfe, Kelly, Taib, Nur Aishah Mohd, Moilanen, Jukka, Nathanson, Katherine L., Neuhausen, Susan, Ng, Pei Sze, Nguyen-Dumont, Tu, Nielsen, Sarah M., Obermair, Florian, Offit, Kenneth, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, I, Ottini, Laura, Penkert, Judith, Pylkas, Katri, Radice, Paolo, Ramus, Susan J., Rudaitis, Vilius, Side, Lucy, Silva-Smith, Rachel, Silvestri, Valentina, Skytte, Anne-Bine, Slavin, Thomas, Soukupova, Jana, Tondini, Carlo, Trainer, Alison H., Unzeitig, Gary, Usha, Lydia, Hansen, Thomas van Overeem, Whitworth, James, Wood, Marie, Yip, Cheng Har, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Yussuf, Amal, Zogopoulos, George, Goldgar, David, Hopper, John L., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Pharoah, Paul, George, Sophia H. L., Balmana, Judith, Houdayer, Claude, James, Paul, El-Haffaf, Zaki, Ehrencrona, Hans, Janatova, Marketa, Peterlongo, Paolo, Nevanlinna, Heli, Schmutzler, Rita, Teo, Soo-Hwang, Robson, Mark, Pal, Tuya, Couch, Fergus, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Elliott, Aaron, Southey, Melissa, Winqvist, Robert, Easton, Douglas F., Foulkes, William D., Antoniou, Antonis C., and Tischkowitz, Marc
Abstract: PURPOSE To estimate age-specific relative and absolute cancer risks of breast cancer and to estimate risks of ovarian, pancreatic, male breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers associated with germline PALB2 pathogenic variants (PVs) because these risks have not been extensively characterized. METHODS We analyzed data from 524 families with PALB2 PVs from 21 countries. Complex segregation analysis was used to estimate relative risks (RRs; relative to country-specific population incidences) and absolute risks of cancers. The models allowed for residual familial aggregation of breast and ovarian cancer and were adjusted for the family-specific ascertainment schemes. RESULTS We found associations between PALB2 PVs and risk of female breast cancer (RR, 7.18; 95% CI, 5.82 to 8.85; P = 6.5 x 10(-76)), ovarian cancer (RR, 2.91; 95% CI, 1.40 to 6.04; P = 4.1 x 10(-3)), pancreatic cancer (RR, 2.37; 95% CI, 1.24 to 4.50; P = 8.7 x 10(-3)), and male breast cancer (RR, 7.34; 95% CI, 1.28 to 42.18; P = 2.6 x 10(-2)). There was no evidence for increased risks of prostate or colorectal cancer. The breast cancer RRs declined with age (P for trend = 2.0 x 10(-3)). After adjusting for family ascertainment, breast cancer risk estimates on the basis of multiple case families were similar to the estimates from families ascertained through population-based studies (P for difference = .41). On the basis of the combined data, the estimated risks to age 80 years were 53% (95% CI, 44% to 63%) for female breast cancer, 5% (95% CI, 2% to 10%) for ovarian cancer, 2%-3% (95% CI females, 1% to 4%; 95% CI males, 2% to 5%) for pancreatic cancer, and 1% (95% CI, 0.2% to 5%) for male breast cancer. CONCLUSION These results confirm PALB2 as a major breast cancer susceptibility gene and establish substantial associations between germline PALB2 PVs and ovarian, pancreatic, and male breast cancers. These findings will facilitate incorporation of PALB2 into risk prediction models and optimize the clinical
Published: 2020

24. Characterization of the Cancer Spectrum in Men with Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants:Results from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA)

Author: Silvestri, Valentina, Leslie, Goska, Barnes, Daniel R., Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Aittomäki, Kristiina, Alducci, Elisa, Andrulis, Irene L., Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barroso, Alicia, Barrowdale, Daniel, Benitez, Javier, Bonanni, Bernardo, Borg, Ake, Buys, Saundra S., Caldés, Trinidad, Caligo, Maria A., Capalbo, Carlo, Campbell, Ian, Chung, Wendy K., Claes, Kathleen B.M., Colonna, Sarah V., Cortesi, Laura, Couch, Fergus J., De La Hoya, Miguel, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Domchek, Susan, Easton, Douglas F., Ejlertsen, Bent, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Feliubadalò, Lidia, Foretova, Lenka, Fostira, Florentia, Géczi, Lajos, Gerdes, Anne Marie, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldgar, David E., Hahnen, Eric, Hogervorst, Frans B.L., Hopper, John L., Hulick, Peter J., Isaacs, Claudine, Izquierdo, Angel, James, Paul A., Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, John, Esther M., Joseph, Vijai, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kurian, Allison W., Kwong, Ava, Landucci, Elisabetta, Lesueur, Fabienne, Loud, Jennifer T., Machackova, Eva, Mai, Phuong L., Majidzadeh-A, Keivan, Manoukian, Siranoush, Montagna, Marco, Moserle, Lidia, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Nathanson, Katherine L., Nevanlinna, Heli, Ngeow Yuen Ye, Joanne, Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I., Osorio, Ana, Papi, Laura, Park, Sue K., Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Perez-Segura, Pedro, Petersen, Annabeth H., Pinto, Pedro, Porfirio, Berardino, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Radice, Paolo, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U., Rosenzweig, Barak, Rossing, Maria, Santamariña, Marta, Schmutzler, Rita K., Senter, Leigha, Simard, Jacques, Singer, Christian F., Solano, Angela R., Southey, Melissa C., Steele, Linda, Steinsnyder, Zoe, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Tan, Yen Yen, Teixeira, Manuel R., Teo, Soo H., Terry, Mary Beth, Thomassen, Mads, Toland, Amanda E., Torres-Esquius, Sara, Tung, Nadine, Van Asperen, Christi J., Vega, Ana, Viel, Alessandra, Vierstraete, Jeroen, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Wieme, Greet, Yoon, Sook Yee, Zorn, Kristin K., Mcguffog, Lesley, Parsons, Michael T., Hamann, Ute, Greene, Mark H., Kirk, Judy A., Neuhausen, Susan L., Rebbeck, Timothy R., Tischkowitz, Marc, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., Friedman, Eitan, Ottini, Laura, Silvestri, Valentina, Leslie, Goska, Barnes, Daniel R., Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Aittomäki, Kristiina, Alducci, Elisa, Andrulis, Irene L., Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barroso, Alicia, Barrowdale, Daniel, Benitez, Javier, Bonanni, Bernardo, Borg, Ake, Buys, Saundra S., Caldés, Trinidad, Caligo, Maria A., Capalbo, Carlo, Campbell, Ian, Chung, Wendy K., Claes, Kathleen B.M., Colonna, Sarah V., Cortesi, Laura, Couch, Fergus J., De La Hoya, Miguel, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Domchek, Susan, Easton, Douglas F., Ejlertsen, Bent, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Feliubadalò, Lidia, Foretova, Lenka, Fostira, Florentia, Géczi, Lajos, Gerdes, Anne Marie, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldgar, David E., Hahnen, Eric, Hogervorst, Frans B.L., Hopper, John L., Hulick, Peter J., Isaacs, Claudine, Izquierdo, Angel, James, Paul A., Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, John, Esther M., Joseph, Vijai, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kurian, Allison W., Kwong, Ava, Landucci, Elisabetta, Lesueur, Fabienne, Loud, Jennifer T., Machackova, Eva, Mai, Phuong L., Majidzadeh-A, Keivan, Manoukian, Siranoush, Montagna, Marco, Moserle, Lidia, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Nathanson, Katherine L., Nevanlinna, Heli, Ngeow Yuen Ye, Joanne, Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I., Osorio, Ana, Papi, Laura, Park, Sue K., Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Perez-Segura, Pedro, Petersen, Annabeth H., Pinto, Pedro, Porfirio, Berardino, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Radice, Paolo, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U., Rosenzweig, Barak, Rossing, Maria, Santamariña, Marta, Schmutzler, Rita K., Senter, Leigha, Simard, Jacques, Singer, Christian F., Solano, Angela R., Southey, Melissa C., Steele, Linda, Steinsnyder, Zoe, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Tan, Yen Yen, Teixeira, Manuel R., Teo, Soo H., Terry, Mary Beth, Thomassen, Mads, Toland, Amanda E., Torres-Esquius, Sara, Tung, Nadine, Van Asperen, Christi J., Vega, Ana, Viel, Alessandra, Vierstraete, Jeroen, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Wieme, Greet, Yoon, Sook Yee, Zorn, Kristin K., Mcguffog, Lesley, Parsons, Michael T., Hamann, Ute, Greene, Mark H., Kirk, Judy A., Neuhausen, Susan L., Rebbeck, Timothy R., Tischkowitz, Marc, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., Friedman, Eitan, and Ottini, Laura
Abstract: Importance: The limited data on cancer phenotypes in men with germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants (PVs) have hampered the development of evidence-based recommendations for early cancer detection and risk reduction in this population. Objective: To compare the cancer spectrum and frequencies between male BRCA1 and BRCA2 PV carriers. Design, Setting, and Participants: Retrospective cohort study of 6902 men, including 3651 BRCA1 and 3251 BRCA2 PV carriers, older than 18 years recruited from cancer genetics clinics from 1966 to 2017 by 53 study groups in 33 countries worldwide collaborating through the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA). Clinical data and pathologic characteristics were collected. Main Outcomes and Measures: BRCA1/2 status was the outcome in a logistic regression, and cancer diagnoses were the independent predictors. All odds ratios (ORs) were adjusted for age, country of origin, and calendar year of the first interview. Results: Among the 6902 men in the study (median [range] age, 51.6 [18-100] years), 1634 cancers were diagnosed in 1376 men (19.9%), the majority (922 of 1,376 [67%]) being BRCA2 PV carriers. Being affected by any cancer was associated with a higher probability of being a BRCA2, rather than a BRCA1, PV carrier (OR, 3.23; 95% CI, 2.81-3.70; P <.001), as well as developing 2 (OR, 7.97; 95% CI, 5.47-11.60; P <.001) and 3 (OR, 19.60; 95% CI, 4.64-82.89; P <.001) primary tumors. A higher frequency of breast (OR, 5.47; 95% CI, 4.06-7.37; P <.001) and prostate (OR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.09-1.78; P =.008) cancers was associated with a higher probability of being a BRCA2 PV carrier. Among cancers other than breast and prostate, pancreatic cancer was associated with a higher probability (OR, 3.00; 95% CI, 1.55-5.81; P =.001) and colorectal cancer with a lower probability (OR, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.29-0.78; P =.003) of being a BRCA2 PV carrier. Conclusions and Relevance: Significant differences in the cancer sp
Published: 2020

25. Association of Genomic Domains in BRCA1 and BRCA2 with Prostate Cancer Risk and Aggressiveness

Author: Patel, Vivek L, Busch, Evan L, Friebel, Tara M, Cronin, Angel, Leslie, Goska, McGuffog, Lesley, Adlard, Julian, Agata, Simona, Agnarsson, Bjarni A, Ahmed, Munaza, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Alducci, Elisa, Andrulis, Irene L, Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Artioli, Grazia, Arver, Brita, Auber, Bernd, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmaña, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B, Barnes, Daniel R, Barroso, Alicia, Barrowdale, Daniel, Belotti, Muriel, Benitez, Javier, Bertelsen, Birgitte, Blok, Marinus J, Bodrogi, Istvan, Bonadona, Valérie, Bonanni, Bernardo, Bondavalli, Davide, Boonen, Susanne E, Borde, Julika, Borg, Ake, Bradbury, Angela R, Brady, Angela, Brewer, Carole, Brunet, Joan, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S, Cabezas-Camarero, Santiago, Caldés, Trinidad, Caliebe, Almuth, Caligo, Maria A, Calvello, Mariarosaria, Campbell, Ian G, Carnevali, Ileana, Carrasco, Estela, Chan, Tsun L, Chu, Annie T W, Chung, Wendy K, Claes, Kathleen B M, Collaborators, Gemo Study, Collaborators, Embrace, Cook, Jackie, Cortesi, Laura, Couch, Fergus J, Daly, Mary B, Damante, Giuseppe, Darder, Esther, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, Puppa, Lara Della, Dennis, Joe, Díez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Ditsch, Nina, Domchek, Susan M, Donaldson, Alan, Dworniczak, Bernd, Easton, Douglas F, Eccles, Diana M, Eeles, Rosalind A, Ehrencrona, Hans, Ejlertsen, Bent, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D Gareth, Faivre, Laurence, Faust, Ulrike, Feliubadaló, Lídia, Foretova, Lenka, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frost, Debra, García-Barberán, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Géczi, Lajos, Gehrig, Andrea, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Gesta, Paul, Giannini, Giuseppe, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K, Goldgar, David E, Greene, Mark H, Gutierrez-Barrera, Angelica M, Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hauke, Jan, Herold, Natalie, Hogervorst, Frans B L, Honisch, Ellen, Hopper, John L, Hulick, Peter J, Investigators, KConFab, Investigators, Hebon, Izatt, Louise, Jager, Agnes, James, Paul, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Jensen, Thomas Dyrso, Johannsson, Oskar Th, John, Esther M, Joseph, Vijai, Kang, Eunyoung, Kast, Karin, Kiiski, Johanna I, Kim, Sung-Won, Kim, Zisun, Ko, Kwang-Pil, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kramer, Gero, Krogh, Lotte, Kruse, Torben A, Kwong, Ava, Larsen, Mirjam, Lasset, Christine, Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Lee, Jihyoun, Lee, Jong Won, Lee, Min Hyuk, Lemke, Johannes, Lesueur, Fabienne, Liljegren, Annelie, Lindblom, Annika, Llovet, Patricia, Lopez-Fernández, Adria, Lopez-Perolio, Irene, Lorca, Victor, Loud, Jennifer T, Ma, Edmond S K, Mai, Phuong L, Manoukian, Siranoush, Mari, Veronique, Martin, Lynn, Matricardi, Laura, Mebirouk, Noura, Medici, Veronica, Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne E J, Meindl, Alfons, Mensenkamp, Arjen R, Miller, Clare, Gomes, Denise Molina, Montagna, Marco, Mooij, Thea M, Moserle, Lidia, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Nathanson, Katherine L, Navratilova, Marie, Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Nielsen, Finn C Cilius, Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Ong, Kai-Ren, Osorio, Ana, Ott, Claus-Eric, Palli, Domenico, Park, Sue K, Parsons, Michael T, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Peixoto, Ana, Pérez-Segura, Pedro, Peterlongo, Paolo, Petersen, Annabeth Høgh, Porteous, Mary E, Pujana, Miguel Angel, Radice, Paolo, Ramser, Juliane, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U, Rhiem, Kerstin, Rizzolo, Piera, Robson, Mark E, Rookus, Matti A, Rossing, Caroline M, Ruddy, Kathryn J, Santos, Catarina, Saule, Claire, Scarpitta, Rosa, Schmutzler, Rita K, Schuster, Hélène, Senter, Leigha, Seynaeve, Caroline M, Shah, Payal D, Sharma, Priyanka, Shin, Vivian Y, Silvestri, Valentina, Simard, Jacques, Singer, Christian F, Skytte, Anne-Bine, Snape, Katie, Solano, Angela R, Soucy, Penny, Southey, Melissa C, Spurdle, Amanda B, Steele, Linda, Steinemann, Doris, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Stradella, Agostina, Sunde, Lone, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen Y, Teixeira, Manuel R, Teo, Soo Hwang, Thomassen, Mads, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Tischkowitz, Marc, Tognazzo, Silvia, Toland, Amanda E, Tommasi, Stefania, Torres, Diana, Toss, Angela, Trainer, Alison H, Tung, Nadine, van Asperen, Christi J, van der Baan, Frederieke H, van der Kolk, Lizet E, van der Luijt, Rob B, van Hest, Liselotte P, Varesco, Liliana, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Viel, Alessandra, Vierstraete, Jeroen, Villa, Roberta, von Wachenfeldt, Anna, Wagner, Philipp, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weitzel, Jeffrey N, Wieme, Greet, Yadav, Siddhartha, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Zanzottera, Cristina, Zorn, Kristin K, D'Amico, Anthony V, Freedman, Matthew L, Pomerantz, Mark M, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C, Neuhausen, Susan L, Ottini, Laura, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Patel, Vivek L, Busch, Evan L, Friebel, Tara M, Cronin, Angel, Leslie, Goska, McGuffog, Lesley, Adlard, Julian, Agata, Simona, Agnarsson, Bjarni A, Ahmed, Munaza, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Alducci, Elisa, Andrulis, Irene L, Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Artioli, Grazia, Arver, Brita, Auber, Bernd, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmaña, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B, Barnes, Daniel R, Barroso, Alicia, Barrowdale, Daniel, Belotti, Muriel, Benitez, Javier, Bertelsen, Birgitte, Blok, Marinus J, Bodrogi, Istvan, Bonadona, Valérie, Bonanni, Bernardo, Bondavalli, Davide, Boonen, Susanne E, Borde, Julika, Borg, Ake, Bradbury, Angela R, Brady, Angela, Brewer, Carole, Brunet, Joan, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S, Cabezas-Camarero, Santiago, Caldés, Trinidad, Caliebe, Almuth, Caligo, Maria A, Calvello, Mariarosaria, Campbell, Ian G, Carnevali, Ileana, Carrasco, Estela, Chan, Tsun L, Chu, Annie T W, Chung, Wendy K, Claes, Kathleen B M, Collaborators, Gemo Study, Collaborators, Embrace, Cook, Jackie, Cortesi, Laura, Couch, Fergus J, Daly, Mary B, Damante, Giuseppe, Darder, Esther, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, Puppa, Lara Della, Dennis, Joe, Díez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Ditsch, Nina, Domchek, Susan M, Donaldson, Alan, Dworniczak, Bernd, Easton, Douglas F, Eccles, Diana M, Eeles, Rosalind A, Ehrencrona, Hans, Ejlertsen, Bent, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D Gareth, Faivre, Laurence, Faust, Ulrike, Feliubadaló, Lídia, Foretova, Lenka, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frost, Debra, García-Barberán, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Géczi, Lajos, Gehrig, Andrea, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Gesta, Paul, Giannini, Giuseppe, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K, Goldgar, David E, Greene, Mark H, Gutierrez-Barrera, Angelica M, Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hauke, Jan, Herold, Natalie, Hogervorst, Frans B L, Honisch, Ellen, Hopper, John L, Hulick, Peter J, Investigators, KConFab, Investigators, Hebon, Izatt, Louise, Jager, Agnes, James, Paul, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Jensen, Thomas Dyrso, Johannsson, Oskar Th, John, Esther M, Joseph, Vijai, Kang, Eunyoung, Kast, Karin, Kiiski, Johanna I, Kim, Sung-Won, Kim, Zisun, Ko, Kwang-Pil, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kramer, Gero, Krogh, Lotte, Kruse, Torben A, Kwong, Ava, Larsen, Mirjam, Lasset, Christine, Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Lee, Jihyoun, Lee, Jong Won, Lee, Min Hyuk, Lemke, Johannes, Lesueur, Fabienne, Liljegren, Annelie, Lindblom, Annika, Llovet, Patricia, Lopez-Fernández, Adria, Lopez-Perolio, Irene, Lorca, Victor, Loud, Jennifer T, Ma, Edmond S K, Mai, Phuong L, Manoukian, Siranoush, Mari, Veronique, Martin, Lynn, Matricardi, Laura, Mebirouk, Noura, Medici, Veronica, Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne E J, Meindl, Alfons, Mensenkamp, Arjen R, Miller, Clare, Gomes, Denise Molina, Montagna, Marco, Mooij, Thea M, Moserle, Lidia, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Nathanson, Katherine L, Navratilova, Marie, Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Nielsen, Finn C Cilius, Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Ong, Kai-Ren, Osorio, Ana, Ott, Claus-Eric, Palli, Domenico, Park, Sue K, Parsons, Michael T, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Peissel, Bernard, Peixoto, Ana, Pérez-Segura, Pedro, Peterlongo, Paolo, Petersen, Annabeth Høgh, Porteous, Mary E, Pujana, Miguel Angel, Radice, Paolo, Ramser, Juliane, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U, Rhiem, Kerstin, Rizzolo, Piera, Robson, Mark E, Rookus, Matti A, Rossing, Caroline M, Ruddy, Kathryn J, Santos, Catarina, Saule, Claire, Scarpitta, Rosa, Schmutzler, Rita K, Schuster, Hélène, Senter, Leigha, Seynaeve, Caroline M, Shah, Payal D, Sharma, Priyanka, Shin, Vivian Y, Silvestri, Valentina, Simard, Jacques, Singer, Christian F, Skytte, Anne-Bine, Snape, Katie, Solano, Angela R, Soucy, Penny, Southey, Melissa C, Spurdle, Amanda B, Steele, Linda, Steinemann, Doris, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Stradella, Agostina, Sunde, Lone, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen Y, Teixeira, Manuel R, Teo, Soo Hwang, Thomassen, Mads, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Tischkowitz, Marc, Tognazzo, Silvia, Toland, Amanda E, Tommasi, Stefania, Torres, Diana, Toss, Angela, Trainer, Alison H, Tung, Nadine, van Asperen, Christi J, van der Baan, Frederieke H, van der Kolk, Lizet E, van der Luijt, Rob B, van Hest, Liselotte P, Varesco, Liliana, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Viel, Alessandra, Vierstraete, Jeroen, Villa, Roberta, von Wachenfeldt, Anna, Wagner, Philipp, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weitzel, Jeffrey N, Wieme, Greet, Yadav, Siddhartha, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Zanzottera, Cristina, Zorn, Kristin K, D'Amico, Anthony V, Freedman, Matthew L, Pomerantz, Mark M, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C, Neuhausen, Susan L, Ottini, Laura, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, and Rebbeck, Timothy R
Abstract: Pathogenic sequence variants (PSV) in BRCA1 or BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) are associated with increased risk and severity of prostate cancer. We evaluated whether PSVs in BRCA1/2 were associated with risk of overall prostate cancer or high grade (Gleason 8+) prostate cancer using an international sample of 65 BRCA1 and 171 BRCA2 male PSV carriers with prostate cancer, and 3,388 BRCA1 and 2,880 BRCA2 male PSV carriers without prostate cancer. PSVs in the 3' region of BRCA2 (c.7914+) were significantly associated with elevated risk of prostate cancer compared with reference bin c.1001-c.7913 [HR = 1.78; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.25-2.52; P = 0.001], as well as elevated risk of Gleason 8+ prostate cancer (HR = 3.11; 95% CI, 1.63-5.95; P = 0.001). c.756-c.1000 was also associated with elevated prostate cancer risk (HR = 2.83; 95% CI, 1.71-4.68; P = 0.00004) and elevated risk of Gleason 8+ prostate cancer (HR = 4.95; 95% CI, 2.12-11.54; P = 0.0002). No genotype-phenotype associations were detected for PSVs in BRCA1. These results demonstrate that specific BRCA2 PSVs may be associated with elevated risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer. SIGNIFICANCE: Aggressive prostate cancer risk in BRCA2 mutation carriers may vary according to the specific BRCA2 mutation inherited by the at-risk individual.
Published: 2020

26. Il ruolo delle emozioni nello sviluppo dello spazio peripersonale – The role of emotions in the development of the peripersonal space

Author: Silvestri, V, Grassi, M, Nava, E, Silvestri Valentina, Grassi Massimo, Nava Elena, Silvestri, V, Grassi, M, Nava, E, Silvestri Valentina, Grassi Massimo, and Nava Elena
Published: 2019

27. Il ruolo delle emozioni nello sviluppo dello spazio peripersonale – The role of emotions in the development of the peripersonal space

Author: Silvestri, V, Grassi, M, Nava, E, Silvestri Valentina, Grassi Massimo, Nava Elena, Silvestri, V, Grassi, M, Nava, E, Silvestri Valentina, Grassi Massimo, and Nava Elena
Published: 2019

28. Male breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: pathology data from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2.

Author: Silvestri, Valentina, Silvestri, Valentina, Barrowdale, Daniel, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L, Fox, Stephen, Karlan, Beth Y, Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul, Thull, Darcy L, Zorn, Kristin K, Carter, Natalie J, Nathanson, Katherine L, Domchek, Susan M, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Ramus, Susan J, Nussbaum, Robert L, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Rantala, Johanna, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Caligo, Maria A, Spugnesi, Laura, Bojesen, Anders, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Thomassen, Mads, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Andrulis, Irene L, Glendon, Gord, Hulick, Peter J, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, Greene, Mark H, Mai, Phuong L, Singer, Christian F, Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Kramer, Gero, Vijai, Joseph, Offit, Kenneth, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Jacobs, Lauren, Machackova, Eva, Foretova, Lenka, Navratilova, Marie, Vasickova, Petra, Couch, Fergus J, Hallberg, Emily, Ruddy, Kathryn J, Sharma, Priyanka, Kim, Sung-Won, kConFab Investigators, Teixeira, Manuel R, Pinto, Pedro, Montagna, Marco, Matricardi, Laura, Arason, Adalgeir, Johannsson, Oskar Th, Barkardottir, Rosa B, Jakubowska, Anna, Lubinski, Jan, Izquierdo, Angel, Pujana, Miguel Angel, Balmaña, Judith, Diez, Orland, Ivady, Gabriella, Papp, Janos, Olah, Edith, Kwong, Ava, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research Group Netherlands (HEBON), Nevanlinna, Heli, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Perez Segura, Pedro, Caldes, Trinidad, Van Maerken, Tom, Poppe, Bruce, Claes, Kathleen BM, Isaacs, Claudine, Elan, Camille, Lasset, Christine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Barjhoux, Laure, Belotti, Muriel, Meindl, Alfons, Gehrig, Andrea, Sutter, Christian, Engel, Christoph, Niederacher, Dieter, Steinemann, Doris, Hahnen, Eric, Kast, Karin, Arnold, Norbert, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Wand, Dorothea, Godwin, Andrew K, Evans, D Gareth, Frost, Debra, Perkins, Jo, Adlard, Julian, Izatt, Louise, Platte, Radka, Silvestri, Valentina, Silvestri, Valentina, Barrowdale, Daniel, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L, Fox, Stephen, Karlan, Beth Y, Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul, Thull, Darcy L, Zorn, Kristin K, Carter, Natalie J, Nathanson, Katherine L, Domchek, Susan M, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Ramus, Susan J, Nussbaum, Robert L, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Rantala, Johanna, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Caligo, Maria A, Spugnesi, Laura, Bojesen, Anders, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Thomassen, Mads, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Andrulis, Irene L, Glendon, Gord, Hulick, Peter J, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, Greene, Mark H, Mai, Phuong L, Singer, Christian F, Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Kramer, Gero, Vijai, Joseph, Offit, Kenneth, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Jacobs, Lauren, Machackova, Eva, Foretova, Lenka, Navratilova, Marie, Vasickova, Petra, Couch, Fergus J, Hallberg, Emily, Ruddy, Kathryn J, Sharma, Priyanka, Kim, Sung-Won, kConFab Investigators, Teixeira, Manuel R, Pinto, Pedro, Montagna, Marco, Matricardi, Laura, Arason, Adalgeir, Johannsson, Oskar Th, Barkardottir, Rosa B, Jakubowska, Anna, Lubinski, Jan, Izquierdo, Angel, Pujana, Miguel Angel, Balmaña, Judith, Diez, Orland, Ivady, Gabriella, Papp, Janos, Olah, Edith, Kwong, Ava, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research Group Netherlands (HEBON), Nevanlinna, Heli, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Perez Segura, Pedro, Caldes, Trinidad, Van Maerken, Tom, Poppe, Bruce, Claes, Kathleen BM, Isaacs, Claudine, Elan, Camille, Lasset, Christine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Barjhoux, Laure, Belotti, Muriel, Meindl, Alfons, Gehrig, Andrea, Sutter, Christian, Engel, Christoph, Niederacher, Dieter, Steinemann, Doris, Hahnen, Eric, Kast, Karin, Arnold, Norbert, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Wand, Dorothea, Godwin, Andrew K, Evans, D Gareth, Frost, Debra, Perkins, Jo, Adlard, Julian, Izatt, Louise, and Platte, Radka
Abstract: BackgroundBRCA1 and, more commonly, BRCA2 mutations are associated with increased risk of male breast cancer (MBC). However, only a paucity of data exists on the pathology of breast cancers (BCs) in men with BRCA1/2 mutations. Using the largest available dataset, we determined whether MBCs arising in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers display specific pathologic features and whether these features differ from those of BRCA1/2 female BCs (FBCs).MethodsWe characterised the pathologic features of 419 BRCA1/2 MBCs and, using logistic regression analysis, contrasted those with data from 9675 BRCA1/2 FBCs and with population-based data from 6351 MBCs in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.ResultsAmong BRCA2 MBCs, grade significantly decreased with increasing age at diagnosis (P = 0.005). Compared with BRCA2 FBCs, BRCA2 MBCs were of significantly higher stage (P for trend = 2 × 10(-5)) and higher grade (P for trend = 0.005) and were more likely to be oestrogen receptor-positive [odds ratio (OR) 10.59; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 5.15-21.80] and progesterone receptor-positive (OR 5.04; 95 % CI 3.17-8.04). With the exception of grade, similar patterns of associations emerged when we compared BRCA1 MBCs and FBCs. BRCA2 MBCs also presented with higher grade than MBCs from the SEER database (P for trend = 4 × 10(-12)).ConclusionsOn the basis of the largest series analysed to date, our results show that BRCA1/2 MBCs display distinct pathologic characteristics compared with BRCA1/2 FBCs, and we identified a specific BRCA2-associated MBC phenotype characterised by a variable suggesting greater biological aggressiveness (i.e., high histologic grade). These findings could lead to the development of gender-specific risk prediction models and guide clinical strategies appropriate for MBC management.
Published: 2016

29. Male breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: pathology data from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2.

Author: Silvestri, Valentina, Silvestri, Valentina, Barrowdale, Daniel, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L, Fox, Stephen, Karlan, Beth Y, Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul, Thull, Darcy L, Zorn, Kristin K, Carter, Natalie J, Nathanson, Katherine L, Domchek, Susan M, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Ramus, Susan J, Nussbaum, Robert L, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Rantala, Johanna, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Caligo, Maria A, Spugnesi, Laura, Bojesen, Anders, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Thomassen, Mads, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Andrulis, Irene L, Glendon, Gord, Hulick, Peter J, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, Greene, Mark H, Mai, Phuong L, Singer, Christian F, Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Kramer, Gero, Vijai, Joseph, Offit, Kenneth, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Jacobs, Lauren, Machackova, Eva, Foretova, Lenka, Navratilova, Marie, Vasickova, Petra, Couch, Fergus J, Hallberg, Emily, Ruddy, Kathryn J, Sharma, Priyanka, Kim, Sung-Won, kConFab Investigators, Teixeira, Manuel R, Pinto, Pedro, Montagna, Marco, Matricardi, Laura, Arason, Adalgeir, Johannsson, Oskar Th, Barkardottir, Rosa B, Jakubowska, Anna, Lubinski, Jan, Izquierdo, Angel, Pujana, Miguel Angel, Balmaña, Judith, Diez, Orland, Ivady, Gabriella, Papp, Janos, Olah, Edith, Kwong, Ava, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research Group Netherlands (HEBON), Nevanlinna, Heli, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Perez Segura, Pedro, Caldes, Trinidad, Van Maerken, Tom, Poppe, Bruce, Claes, Kathleen BM, Isaacs, Claudine, Elan, Camille, Lasset, Christine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Barjhoux, Laure, Belotti, Muriel, Meindl, Alfons, Gehrig, Andrea, Sutter, Christian, Engel, Christoph, Niederacher, Dieter, Steinemann, Doris, Hahnen, Eric, Kast, Karin, Arnold, Norbert, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Wand, Dorothea, Godwin, Andrew K, Evans, D Gareth, Frost, Debra, Perkins, Jo, Adlard, Julian, Izatt, Louise, Platte, Radka, Silvestri, Valentina, Silvestri, Valentina, Barrowdale, Daniel, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L, Fox, Stephen, Karlan, Beth Y, Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul, Thull, Darcy L, Zorn, Kristin K, Carter, Natalie J, Nathanson, Katherine L, Domchek, Susan M, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Ramus, Susan J, Nussbaum, Robert L, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Rantala, Johanna, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Caligo, Maria A, Spugnesi, Laura, Bojesen, Anders, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Thomassen, Mads, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Andrulis, Irene L, Glendon, Gord, Hulick, Peter J, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, Greene, Mark H, Mai, Phuong L, Singer, Christian F, Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Kramer, Gero, Vijai, Joseph, Offit, Kenneth, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Jacobs, Lauren, Machackova, Eva, Foretova, Lenka, Navratilova, Marie, Vasickova, Petra, Couch, Fergus J, Hallberg, Emily, Ruddy, Kathryn J, Sharma, Priyanka, Kim, Sung-Won, kConFab Investigators, Teixeira, Manuel R, Pinto, Pedro, Montagna, Marco, Matricardi, Laura, Arason, Adalgeir, Johannsson, Oskar Th, Barkardottir, Rosa B, Jakubowska, Anna, Lubinski, Jan, Izquierdo, Angel, Pujana, Miguel Angel, Balmaña, Judith, Diez, Orland, Ivady, Gabriella, Papp, Janos, Olah, Edith, Kwong, Ava, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research Group Netherlands (HEBON), Nevanlinna, Heli, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Perez Segura, Pedro, Caldes, Trinidad, Van Maerken, Tom, Poppe, Bruce, Claes, Kathleen BM, Isaacs, Claudine, Elan, Camille, Lasset, Christine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Barjhoux, Laure, Belotti, Muriel, Meindl, Alfons, Gehrig, Andrea, Sutter, Christian, Engel, Christoph, Niederacher, Dieter, Steinemann, Doris, Hahnen, Eric, Kast, Karin, Arnold, Norbert, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Wand, Dorothea, Godwin, Andrew K, Evans, D Gareth, Frost, Debra, Perkins, Jo, Adlard, Julian, Izatt, Louise, and Platte, Radka
Abstract: BackgroundBRCA1 and, more commonly, BRCA2 mutations are associated with increased risk of male breast cancer (MBC). However, only a paucity of data exists on the pathology of breast cancers (BCs) in men with BRCA1/2 mutations. Using the largest available dataset, we determined whether MBCs arising in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers display specific pathologic features and whether these features differ from those of BRCA1/2 female BCs (FBCs).MethodsWe characterised the pathologic features of 419 BRCA1/2 MBCs and, using logistic regression analysis, contrasted those with data from 9675 BRCA1/2 FBCs and with population-based data from 6351 MBCs in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.ResultsAmong BRCA2 MBCs, grade significantly decreased with increasing age at diagnosis (P = 0.005). Compared with BRCA2 FBCs, BRCA2 MBCs were of significantly higher stage (P for trend = 2 × 10(-5)) and higher grade (P for trend = 0.005) and were more likely to be oestrogen receptor-positive [odds ratio (OR) 10.59; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 5.15-21.80] and progesterone receptor-positive (OR 5.04; 95 % CI 3.17-8.04). With the exception of grade, similar patterns of associations emerged when we compared BRCA1 MBCs and FBCs. BRCA2 MBCs also presented with higher grade than MBCs from the SEER database (P for trend = 4 × 10(-12)).ConclusionsOn the basis of the largest series analysed to date, our results show that BRCA1/2 MBCs display distinct pathologic characteristics compared with BRCA1/2 FBCs, and we identified a specific BRCA2-associated MBC phenotype characterised by a variable suggesting greater biological aggressiveness (i.e., high histologic grade). These findings could lead to the development of gender-specific risk prediction models and guide clinical strategies appropriate for MBC management.
Published: 2016

30. Children's autistic traits correlate with a detail-oriented graphic style in drawing

Author: Silvestri, V, Caputi, M, Giora, E, Silvestri Valentina, Caputi Marcella, Giora Enrico, Silvestri, V, Caputi, M, Giora, E, Silvestri Valentina, Caputi Marcella, and Giora Enrico
Published: 2018

31. Prediction of Breast and Prostate Cancer Risks in Male BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers Using Polygenic Risk Scores

Author: Lecarpentier, Julie, Silvestri, Valentina, Kuchenbaecker, Karoline B., Barrowdale, Daniel, Dennis, Joe, McGuffog, Lesley, Soucy, Penny, Leslie, Goska, Rizzolo, Piera, Navazio, Anna Sara, Valentini, Virginia, Zelli, Veronica, Lee, Andrew, Al Olama, Ali Amin, Tyrer, Jonathan P., Southey, Melissa, John, Esther M., Conner, Thomas A., Goldgar, David E., Buys, Saundra S., Janavicius, Ramunas, Steele, Linda, Ding, Yuan Chun, Neuhausen, Susan L., Hansen, Thomas V. O., Osorio, Ana, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Toss, Angela, Medici, Veronica, Cortesi, Laura, Zanna, Ines, Palli, Domenico, Radice, Paolo, Manoukian, Siranoush, Peissel, Bernard, Azzollini, Jacopo, Viel, Alessandra, Cini, Giulia, Damante, Giuseppe, Tommasi, Stefania, Peterlongo, Paolo, Fostira, Florentia, Hamann, Ute, Evans, D. Gareth, Henderson, Alex, Brewer, Carole, Eccles, Diana, Cook, Jackie, Ong, Kai-ren, Walker, Lisa, Side, Lucy E., Porteous, Mary E., Davidson, Rosemarie, Hodgson, Shirley, Frost, Debra, Adlard, Julian, Izatt, Louise, Eeles, Ros, Ellis, Steve, Tischkowitz, Marc, Godwin, Andrew K., Meindl, Alfons, Gehrig, Andrea, Dworniczak, Bernd, Sutter, Christian, Engel, Christoph, Niederacher, Dieter, Steinemann, Doris, Hahnen, Eric, Hauke, Jan, Rhiem, Kerstin, Kast, Karin, Arnold, Norbert, Ditsch, Nina, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Wand, Dorothea, Lasset, Christine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Belotti, Muriel, Damiola, Francesca, Barjhoux, Laure, Mazoyer, Sylvie, Van Heetvelde, Mattias, Poppe, Bruce, De Leeneer, Kim, Claes, Kathleen B. M., de la Hoya, Miguel, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Caldes, Trinidad, Perez Segura, Pedro, Kiiski, Johanna I., Aittomaeki, Kristiina, Khan, Sofia, Nevanlinna, Heli, van Asperen, Christi J., Vaszko, Tibor, Kasler, Miklos, Olah, Edith, Balmana, Judith, Gutierrez-Enriquez, Sara, Diez, Orland, Teule, Alex, Izquierdo, Angel, Darder, Esther, Brunet, Joan, Del Valle, Jesus, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Lazaro, Conxi, Arason, Adalgeir, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Johannsson, Oskar Th., Barkardottir, Rosa B., Alducci, Elisa, Tognazzo, Silvia, Montagna, Marco, Teixeira, Manuel R., Pinto, Pedro, Spurdle, Amanda B., Holland, Helene, Lee, Jong Won, Lee, Min Hyuk, Lee, Jihyoun, Kim, Sung-Won, Kang, Eunyoung, Kim, Zisun, Sharma, Priyanka, Rebbeck, Timothy R., Vijai, Joseph, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Musinsky, Jacob, Gaddam, Pragna, Tan, Yen Y., Berger, Andreas, Singer, Christian F., Loud, Jennifer T., Greene, Mark H., Mulligan, Anna Marie, Glendon, Gord, Andrulis, Irene L., Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Bojesen, Anders, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Skytte, Anne-Bine, Sunde, Lone, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Krogh, Lotte, Kruse, Torben A., Caligo, Maria A., Yoon, Sook-Yee, Teo, Soo-Hwang, von Wachenfeldt, Anna, Huo, Dezheng, Nielsen, Sarah M., Olopade, Olufunmilayo I., Nathanson, Katherine L., Domchek, Susan M., Lorenchick, Christa, Jankowitz, Rachel C., Campbell, Ian, James, Paul, Mitchell, Gillian, Orr, Nick, Park, Sue Kyung, Thomassen, Mads, Offit, Kenneth, Couch, Fergus J., Simard, Jacques, Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Schmutzler, Rita K., Antoniou, Antonis C., Ottini, Laura, Lecarpentier, Julie, Silvestri, Valentina, Kuchenbaecker, Karoline B., Barrowdale, Daniel, Dennis, Joe, McGuffog, Lesley, Soucy, Penny, Leslie, Goska, Rizzolo, Piera, Navazio, Anna Sara, Valentini, Virginia, Zelli, Veronica, Lee, Andrew, Al Olama, Ali Amin, Tyrer, Jonathan P., Southey, Melissa, John, Esther M., Conner, Thomas A., Goldgar, David E., Buys, Saundra S., Janavicius, Ramunas, Steele, Linda, Ding, Yuan Chun, Neuhausen, Susan L., Hansen, Thomas V. O., Osorio, Ana, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Toss, Angela, Medici, Veronica, Cortesi, Laura, Zanna, Ines, Palli, Domenico, Radice, Paolo, Manoukian, Siranoush, Peissel, Bernard, Azzollini, Jacopo, Viel, Alessandra, Cini, Giulia, Damante, Giuseppe, Tommasi, Stefania, Peterlongo, Paolo, Fostira, Florentia, Hamann, Ute, Evans, D. Gareth, Henderson, Alex, Brewer, Carole, Eccles, Diana, Cook, Jackie, Ong, Kai-ren, Walker, Lisa, Side, Lucy E., Porteous, Mary E., Davidson, Rosemarie, Hodgson, Shirley, Frost, Debra, Adlard, Julian, Izatt, Louise, Eeles, Ros, Ellis, Steve, Tischkowitz, Marc, Godwin, Andrew K., Meindl, Alfons, Gehrig, Andrea, Dworniczak, Bernd, Sutter, Christian, Engel, Christoph, Niederacher, Dieter, Steinemann, Doris, Hahnen, Eric, Hauke, Jan, Rhiem, Kerstin, Kast, Karin, Arnold, Norbert, Ditsch, Nina, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Wand, Dorothea, Lasset, Christine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Belotti, Muriel, Damiola, Francesca, Barjhoux, Laure, Mazoyer, Sylvie, Van Heetvelde, Mattias, Poppe, Bruce, De Leeneer, Kim, Claes, Kathleen B. M., de la Hoya, Miguel, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Caldes, Trinidad, Perez Segura, Pedro, Kiiski, Johanna I., Aittomaeki, Kristiina, Khan, Sofia, Nevanlinna, Heli, van Asperen, Christi J., Vaszko, Tibor, Kasler, Miklos, Olah, Edith, Balmana, Judith, Gutierrez-Enriquez, Sara, Diez, Orland, Teule, Alex, Izquierdo, Angel, Darder, Esther, Brunet, Joan, Del Valle, Jesus, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Lazaro, Conxi, Arason, Adalgeir, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Johannsson, Oskar Th., Barkardottir, Rosa B., Alducci, Elisa, Tognazzo, Silvia, Montagna, Marco, Teixeira, Manuel R., Pinto, Pedro, Spurdle, Amanda B., Holland, Helene, Lee, Jong Won, Lee, Min Hyuk, Lee, Jihyoun, Kim, Sung-Won, Kang, Eunyoung, Kim, Zisun, Sharma, Priyanka, Rebbeck, Timothy R., Vijai, Joseph, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Musinsky, Jacob, Gaddam, Pragna, Tan, Yen Y., Berger, Andreas, Singer, Christian F., Loud, Jennifer T., Greene, Mark H., Mulligan, Anna Marie, Glendon, Gord, Andrulis, Irene L., Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Bojesen, Anders, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Skytte, Anne-Bine, Sunde, Lone, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Krogh, Lotte, Kruse, Torben A., Caligo, Maria A., Yoon, Sook-Yee, Teo, Soo-Hwang, von Wachenfeldt, Anna, Huo, Dezheng, Nielsen, Sarah M., Olopade, Olufunmilayo I., Nathanson, Katherine L., Domchek, Susan M., Lorenchick, Christa, Jankowitz, Rachel C., Campbell, Ian, James, Paul, Mitchell, Gillian, Orr, Nick, Park, Sue Kyung, Thomassen, Mads, Offit, Kenneth, Couch, Fergus J., Simard, Jacques, Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Schmutzler, Rita K., Antoniou, Antonis C., and Ottini, Laura
Abstract: PurposeBRCA1/2 mutations increase the risk of breast and prostate cancer in men. Common genetic variants modify cancer risks for female carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations. We investigatedfor the first time to our knowledgeassociations of common genetic variants with breast and prostate cancer risks for male carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations and implications for cancer risk prediction.Materials and MethodsWe genotyped 1,802 male carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 by using the custom Illumina OncoArray. We investigated the combined effects of established breast and prostate cancer susceptibility variants on cancer risks for male carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations by constructing weighted polygenic risk scores (PRSs) using published effect estimates as weights.ResultsIn male carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations, PRS that was based on 88 female breast cancer susceptibility variants was associated with breast cancer risk (odds ratio per standard deviation of PRS, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.19 to 1.56; P = 8.6 x 10(-6)). Similarly, PRS that was based on 103 prostate cancer susceptibility variants was associated with prostate cancer risk (odds ratio per SD of PRS, 1.56; 95% CI, 1.35 to 1.81; P = 3.2 x 10(-9)). Large differences in absolute cancer risks were observed at the extremes of the PRS distribution. For example, prostate cancer risk by age 80 years at the 5th and 95th percentiles of the PRS varies from 7% to 26% for carriers of BRCA1 mutations and from 19% to 61% for carriers of BRCA2 mutations, respectively.ConclusionPRSs may provide informative cancer risk stratification for male carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations that might enable these men and their physicians to make informed decisions on the type and timing of breast and prostate cancer risk management.
Published: 2017

32. Prediction of Breast and Prostate Cancer Risks in Male BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers Using Polygenic Risk Scores

Author: Lecarpentier, Julie, Silvestri, Valentina, Kuchenbaecker, Karoline B., Barrowdale, Daniel, Dennis, Joe, McGuffog, Lesley, Soucy, Penny, Leslie, Goska, Rizzolo, Piera, Navazio, Anna Sara, Valentini, Virginia, Zelli, Veronica, Lee, Andrew, Al Olama, Ali Amin, Tyrer, Jonathan P., Southey, Melissa, John, Esther M., Conner, Thomas A., Goldgar, David E., Buys, Saundra S., Janavicius, Ramunas, Steele, Linda, Ding, Yuan Chun, Neuhausen, Susan L., Hansen, Thomas V. O., Osorio, Ana, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Toss, Angela, Medici, Veronica, Cortesi, Laura, Zanna, Ines, Palli, Domenico, Radice, Paolo, Manoukian, Siranoush, Peissel, Bernard, Azzollini, Jacopo, Viel, Alessandra, Cini, Giulia, Damante, Giuseppe, Tommasi, Stefania, Peterlongo, Paolo, Fostira, Florentia, Hamann, Ute, Evans, D. Gareth, Henderson, Alex, Brewer, Carole, Eccles, Diana, Cook, Jackie, Ong, Kai-ren, Walker, Lisa, Side, Lucy E., Porteous, Mary E., Davidson, Rosemarie, Hodgson, Shirley, Frost, Debra, Adlard, Julian, Izatt, Louise, Eeles, Ros, Ellis, Steve, Tischkowitz, Marc, Godwin, Andrew K., Meindl, Alfons, Gehrig, Andrea, Dworniczak, Bernd, Sutter, Christian, Engel, Christoph, Niederacher, Dieter, Steinemann, Doris, Hahnen, Eric, Hauke, Jan, Rhiem, Kerstin, Kast, Karin, Arnold, Norbert, Ditsch, Nina, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Wand, Dorothea, Lasset, Christine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Belotti, Muriel, Damiola, Francesca, Barjhoux, Laure, Mazoyer, Sylvie, Van Heetvelde, Mattias, Poppe, Bruce, De Leeneer, Kim, Claes, Kathleen B. M., de la Hoya, Miguel, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Caldes, Trinidad, Perez Segura, Pedro, Kiiski, Johanna I., Aittomaeki, Kristiina, Khan, Sofia, Nevanlinna, Heli, van Asperen, Christi J., Vaszko, Tibor, Kasler, Miklos, Olah, Edith, Balmana, Judith, Gutierrez-Enriquez, Sara, Diez, Orland, Teule, Alex, Izquierdo, Angel, Darder, Esther, Brunet, Joan, Del Valle, Jesus, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Lazaro, Conxi, Arason, Adalgeir, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Johannsson, Oskar Th., Barkardottir, Rosa B., Alducci, Elisa, Tognazzo, Silvia, Montagna, Marco, Teixeira, Manuel R., Pinto, Pedro, Spurdle, Amanda B., Holland, Helene, Lee, Jong Won, Lee, Min Hyuk, Lee, Jihyoun, Kim, Sung-Won, Kang, Eunyoung, Kim, Zisun, Sharma, Priyanka, Rebbeck, Timothy R., Vijai, Joseph, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Musinsky, Jacob, Gaddam, Pragna, Tan, Yen Y., Berger, Andreas, Singer, Christian F., Loud, Jennifer T., Greene, Mark H., Mulligan, Anna Marie, Glendon, Gord, Andrulis, Irene L., Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Bojesen, Anders, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Skytte, Anne-Bine, Sunde, Lone, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Krogh, Lotte, Kruse, Torben A., Caligo, Maria A., Yoon, Sook-Yee, Teo, Soo-Hwang, von Wachenfeldt, Anna, Huo, Dezheng, Nielsen, Sarah M., Olopade, Olufunmilayo I., Nathanson, Katherine L., Domchek, Susan M., Lorenchick, Christa, Jankowitz, Rachel C., Campbell, Ian, James, Paul, Mitchell, Gillian, Orr, Nick, Park, Sue Kyung, Thomassen, Mads, Offit, Kenneth, Couch, Fergus J., Simard, Jacques, Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Schmutzler, Rita K., Antoniou, Antonis C., Ottini, Laura, Lecarpentier, Julie, Silvestri, Valentina, Kuchenbaecker, Karoline B., Barrowdale, Daniel, Dennis, Joe, McGuffog, Lesley, Soucy, Penny, Leslie, Goska, Rizzolo, Piera, Navazio, Anna Sara, Valentini, Virginia, Zelli, Veronica, Lee, Andrew, Al Olama, Ali Amin, Tyrer, Jonathan P., Southey, Melissa, John, Esther M., Conner, Thomas A., Goldgar, David E., Buys, Saundra S., Janavicius, Ramunas, Steele, Linda, Ding, Yuan Chun, Neuhausen, Susan L., Hansen, Thomas V. O., Osorio, Ana, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Toss, Angela, Medici, Veronica, Cortesi, Laura, Zanna, Ines, Palli, Domenico, Radice, Paolo, Manoukian, Siranoush, Peissel, Bernard, Azzollini, Jacopo, Viel, Alessandra, Cini, Giulia, Damante, Giuseppe, Tommasi, Stefania, Peterlongo, Paolo, Fostira, Florentia, Hamann, Ute, Evans, D. Gareth, Henderson, Alex, Brewer, Carole, Eccles, Diana, Cook, Jackie, Ong, Kai-ren, Walker, Lisa, Side, Lucy E., Porteous, Mary E., Davidson, Rosemarie, Hodgson, Shirley, Frost, Debra, Adlard, Julian, Izatt, Louise, Eeles, Ros, Ellis, Steve, Tischkowitz, Marc, Godwin, Andrew K., Meindl, Alfons, Gehrig, Andrea, Dworniczak, Bernd, Sutter, Christian, Engel, Christoph, Niederacher, Dieter, Steinemann, Doris, Hahnen, Eric, Hauke, Jan, Rhiem, Kerstin, Kast, Karin, Arnold, Norbert, Ditsch, Nina, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Wand, Dorothea, Lasset, Christine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Belotti, Muriel, Damiola, Francesca, Barjhoux, Laure, Mazoyer, Sylvie, Van Heetvelde, Mattias, Poppe, Bruce, De Leeneer, Kim, Claes, Kathleen B. M., de la Hoya, Miguel, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Caldes, Trinidad, Perez Segura, Pedro, Kiiski, Johanna I., Aittomaeki, Kristiina, Khan, Sofia, Nevanlinna, Heli, van Asperen, Christi J., Vaszko, Tibor, Kasler, Miklos, Olah, Edith, Balmana, Judith, Gutierrez-Enriquez, Sara, Diez, Orland, Teule, Alex, Izquierdo, Angel, Darder, Esther, Brunet, Joan, Del Valle, Jesus, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Lazaro, Conxi, Arason, Adalgeir, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Johannsson, Oskar Th., Barkardottir, Rosa B., Alducci, Elisa, Tognazzo, Silvia, Montagna, Marco, Teixeira, Manuel R., Pinto, Pedro, Spurdle, Amanda B., Holland, Helene, Lee, Jong Won, Lee, Min Hyuk, Lee, Jihyoun, Kim, Sung-Won, Kang, Eunyoung, Kim, Zisun, Sharma, Priyanka, Rebbeck, Timothy R., Vijai, Joseph, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Musinsky, Jacob, Gaddam, Pragna, Tan, Yen Y., Berger, Andreas, Singer, Christian F., Loud, Jennifer T., Greene, Mark H., Mulligan, Anna Marie, Glendon, Gord, Andrulis, Irene L., Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Bojesen, Anders, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Skytte, Anne-Bine, Sunde, Lone, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Krogh, Lotte, Kruse, Torben A., Caligo, Maria A., Yoon, Sook-Yee, Teo, Soo-Hwang, von Wachenfeldt, Anna, Huo, Dezheng, Nielsen, Sarah M., Olopade, Olufunmilayo I., Nathanson, Katherine L., Domchek, Susan M., Lorenchick, Christa, Jankowitz, Rachel C., Campbell, Ian, James, Paul, Mitchell, Gillian, Orr, Nick, Park, Sue Kyung, Thomassen, Mads, Offit, Kenneth, Couch, Fergus J., Simard, Jacques, Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Schmutzler, Rita K., Antoniou, Antonis C., and Ottini, Laura
Abstract: PurposeBRCA1/2 mutations increase the risk of breast and prostate cancer in men. Common genetic variants modify cancer risks for female carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations. We investigatedfor the first time to our knowledgeassociations of common genetic variants with breast and prostate cancer risks for male carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations and implications for cancer risk prediction.Materials and MethodsWe genotyped 1,802 male carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 by using the custom Illumina OncoArray. We investigated the combined effects of established breast and prostate cancer susceptibility variants on cancer risks for male carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations by constructing weighted polygenic risk scores (PRSs) using published effect estimates as weights.ResultsIn male carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations, PRS that was based on 88 female breast cancer susceptibility variants was associated with breast cancer risk (odds ratio per standard deviation of PRS, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.19 to 1.56; P = 8.6 x 10(-6)). Similarly, PRS that was based on 103 prostate cancer susceptibility variants was associated with prostate cancer risk (odds ratio per SD of PRS, 1.56; 95% CI, 1.35 to 1.81; P = 3.2 x 10(-9)). Large differences in absolute cancer risks were observed at the extremes of the PRS distribution. For example, prostate cancer risk by age 80 years at the 5th and 95th percentiles of the PRS varies from 7% to 26% for carriers of BRCA1 mutations and from 19% to 61% for carriers of BRCA2 mutations, respectively.ConclusionPRSs may provide informative cancer risk stratification for male carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations that might enable these men and their physicians to make informed decisions on the type and timing of breast and prostate cancer risk management.
Published: 2017

33. Human cardiac progenitor cells with regenerative potential can be isolated and characterized from 3D-electro-anatomic guided endomyocardial biopsies

Author: D'Amario, Domenico, Leone, Antonio Maria, Narducci, Maria Lucia, Smaldone, Costantino, Lecis, Dalgisio, Inzani, Frediano, Luciani, Marco, Siracusano, Andrea, La Neve, Federica, Manchi, Melissa, Pelargonio, Gemma, Perna, Francesco, Bruno, Piergiorgio, Massetti, Massimo, Pitocco, Dario, Cappetta, Donato, Esposito, Grazia, Urbanek, Konrad, De Angelis, Antonella, Rossi, Francesco, Piacentini, Roberto, Angelini, Giulia, Li Puma, Domenica Donatella, Grassi, Claudio, De Paolis, Elisa, Capoluongo, Ettore Domenico, Silvestri, Valentina, Merlino, Biagio, Marano, Riccardo, Crea, Filippo, Leone, Antonio Maria (ORCID:0000-0002-1276-9883), Bruno, Piergiorgio (ORCID:0000-0002-1075-5808), Massetti, Massimo (ORCID:0000-0002-7100-8478), Pitocco, Dario (ORCID:0000-0002-6220-686X), Piacentini, Roberto (ORCID:0000-0003-4215-1643), Li Puma, Domenica Donatella (ORCID:0000-0001-6729-6967), Grassi, Claudio (ORCID:0000-0001-7253-1685), Capoluongo, Ettore (ORCID:0000-0001-9872-0572), Merlino, Biagio (ORCID:0000-0003-1104-3463), Marano, Riccardo (ORCID:0000-0003-2710-2093), Crea, Filippo (ORCID:0000-0001-9404-8846), D'Amario, Domenico, Leone, Antonio Maria, Narducci, Maria Lucia, Smaldone, Costantino, Lecis, Dalgisio, Inzani, Frediano, Luciani, Marco, Siracusano, Andrea, La Neve, Federica, Manchi, Melissa, Pelargonio, Gemma, Perna, Francesco, Bruno, Piergiorgio, Massetti, Massimo, Pitocco, Dario, Cappetta, Donato, Esposito, Grazia, Urbanek, Konrad, De Angelis, Antonella, Rossi, Francesco, Piacentini, Roberto, Angelini, Giulia, Li Puma, Domenica Donatella, Grassi, Claudio, De Paolis, Elisa, Capoluongo, Ettore Domenico, Silvestri, Valentina, Merlino, Biagio, Marano, Riccardo, Crea, Filippo, Leone, Antonio Maria (ORCID:0000-0002-1276-9883), Bruno, Piergiorgio (ORCID:0000-0002-1075-5808), Massetti, Massimo (ORCID:0000-0002-7100-8478), Pitocco, Dario (ORCID:0000-0002-6220-686X), Piacentini, Roberto (ORCID:0000-0003-4215-1643), Li Puma, Domenica Donatella (ORCID:0000-0001-6729-6967), Grassi, Claudio (ORCID:0000-0001-7253-1685), Capoluongo, Ettore (ORCID:0000-0001-9872-0572), Merlino, Biagio (ORCID:0000-0003-1104-3463), Marano, Riccardo (ORCID:0000-0003-2710-2093), and Crea, Filippo (ORCID:0000-0001-9404-8846)
Abstract: Aims In the present study, we aimed to develop a percutaneous approach and a reproducible methodology for the isolation and expansion of Cardiac Progenitor Cells (CPCs) from EndoMyocardial Biopsies (EMB) in vivo. Moreover, in an animal model of non-ischemic heart failure (HF), we would like to test whether CPCs obtained by this methodology may engraft the myocardium and differentiate. Methods and results EMB were obtained using a preformed sheath and a disposable bioptome, advanced via right femoral vein in 12 healthy mini pigs, to the right ventricle. EMB were enzymatically dissociated, cells were expanded and sorted for c-kit. We used 3D-Electro-Anatomic Mapping (3D-EAM) to obtain CPCs from 32 patients affected by non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. The in vivo regenerative potential of CPCs was tested in a rodent model of drug-induced non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. c-kit positive CPCs replicative capacity was assessed in 30 patients. Telomere length averaged 7.4Â Â±Â 0.4Â kbp and telomerase activity was present in all preparations (1.7Â ÃÂ 105copies). The in situ hybridization experiments showed that injected human CPCs may acquire a neonatal myocyte phenotype given the expression of the alpha-sarcomeric actin together with the presence of the Alu probe, suggesting a beneficial impact on LV performance. Conclusions The success in obtaining CPCs characterized by high regenerative potential, in vitro and in vivo, from EMB indicates that harvesting without thoracotomy in patients affected by either ischemic or non-ischemic cardiomyopathy is feasible. These initial results may potentially expand the future application of CPCs to all patients affected by HF not undergoing surgical procedures.
Published: 2017

34. Human cardiac progenitor cells with regenerative potential can be isolated and characterized from 3D-electro-anatomic guided endomyocardial biopsies

Author: D'Amario, Domenico, Leone, Antonio Maria, Narducci, Maria Lucia, Smaldone, Costantino, Lecis, Dalgisio, Inzani, Frediano, Luciani, Marco, Siracusano, Andrea, La Neve, Federica, Manchi, Melissa, Pelargonio, Gemma, Perna, Francesco, Bruno, Piergiorgio, Massetti, Massimo, Pitocco, Dario, Cappetta, Donato, Esposito, Grazia, Urbanek, Konrad, De Angelis, Antonella, Rossi, Francesco, Piacentini, Roberto, Angelini, Giulia, Puma, Domenica Donatella Li, Grassi, Claudio, De Paolis, Elisa, Capoluongo, Ettore Domenico, Silvestri, Valentina, Merlino, Biagio, Marano, Riccardo, Crea, Filippo, Leone, Antonio Maria (ORCID:0000-0002-1276-9883), Bruno, Piergiorgio (ORCID:0000-0002-1075-5808), Massetti, Massimo (ORCID:0000-0002-7100-8478), Pitocco, Dario (ORCID:0000-0002-6220-686X), Piacentini, Roberto (ORCID:0000-0003-4215-1643), Grassi, Claudio (ORCID:0000-0001-7253-1685), Capoluongo, Ettore Domenico (ORCID:0000-0001-9872-0572), Merlino, Biagio (ORCID:0000-0003-1104-3463), Marano, Riccardo (ORCID:0000-0003-2710-2093), Crea, Filippo (ORCID:0000-0001-9404-8846), D'Amario, Domenico, Leone, Antonio Maria, Narducci, Maria Lucia, Smaldone, Costantino, Lecis, Dalgisio, Inzani, Frediano, Luciani, Marco, Siracusano, Andrea, La Neve, Federica, Manchi, Melissa, Pelargonio, Gemma, Perna, Francesco, Bruno, Piergiorgio, Massetti, Massimo, Pitocco, Dario, Cappetta, Donato, Esposito, Grazia, Urbanek, Konrad, De Angelis, Antonella, Rossi, Francesco, Piacentini, Roberto, Angelini, Giulia, Puma, Domenica Donatella Li, Grassi, Claudio, De Paolis, Elisa, Capoluongo, Ettore Domenico, Silvestri, Valentina, Merlino, Biagio, Marano, Riccardo, Crea, Filippo, Leone, Antonio Maria (ORCID:0000-0002-1276-9883), Bruno, Piergiorgio (ORCID:0000-0002-1075-5808), Massetti, Massimo (ORCID:0000-0002-7100-8478), Pitocco, Dario (ORCID:0000-0002-6220-686X), Piacentini, Roberto (ORCID:0000-0003-4215-1643), Grassi, Claudio (ORCID:0000-0001-7253-1685), Capoluongo, Ettore Domenico (ORCID:0000-0001-9872-0572), Merlino, Biagio (ORCID:0000-0003-1104-3463), Marano, Riccardo (ORCID:0000-0003-2710-2093), and Crea, Filippo (ORCID:0000-0001-9404-8846)
Abstract: Aims: In the present study, we aimed to develop a percutaneous approach and a reproducible methodology for the isolation and expansion of Cardiac Progenitor Cells (CPCs) from EndoMyocardial Biopsies (EMB) in vivo. Moreover, in an animal model of non-ischemic heart failure (HF), we would like to test whether CPCs obtained by this methodology may engraft the myocardium and differentiate. Methods and results: EMB were obtained using a preformed sheath and a disposable bioptome, advanced via right femoral vein in 12 healthy mini pigs, to the right ventricle. EMB were enzymatically dissociated, cells were expanded and sorted for c-kit. We used 3D-Electro-Anatomic Mapping (3D-EAM) to obtain CPCs from 32 patients affected by non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. The in vivo regenerative potential of CPCs was tested in a rodent model of drug-induced non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. c-kit positive CPCs replicative capacity was assessed in 30 patients. Telomere length averaged 7.4±0.4kbp and telomerase activity was present in all preparations (1.7×105 copies). The in situ hybridization experiments showed that injected human CPCs may acquire a neonatal myocyte phenotype given the expression of the alpha-sarcomeric actin together with the presence of the Alu probe, suggesting a beneficial impact on LV performance. Conclusions: The success in obtaining CPCs characterized by high regenerative potential, in vitro and in vivo, from EMB indicates that harvesting without thoracotomy in patients affected by either ischemic or non-ischemic cardiomyopathy is feasible. These initial results may potentially expand the future application of CPCs to all patients affected by HF not undergoing surgical procedures.
Published: 2017

35. Male breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: pathology data from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2

Author: Silvestri, Valentina, Barrowdale, Daniel, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L., Fox, Stephen, Karlan, Beth Y., Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul, Thull, Darcy L., Zorn, Kristin K., Carter, Natalie J., Nathanson, Katherine L., Dornchek, Susan M., Rebbeck, Timothy R., Ramus, Susan J., Nussbaum, Robert L., Olopade, Olufunrnilayo I., Rantala, Johanna, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Caligo, Maria A., Spugnesi, Laura, Bojesen, Anders, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Thomassen, Muds, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Andrulis, Irene L., Glendon, Gord, Hulick, Peter J., Irnyanitov, Evgeny N., Greene, Mark H., Mai, Phuong L., Singer, Christian F., Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Kramer, Gero, Vijai, Joseph, Offit, Kenneth, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Jacobs, Lauren, Machackova, Eva, Foretova, Lenka, Navratilova, Marie, Vasickova, Petra, Couch, Fergus J., Hallberg, Emily, Ruddy, Kathryn J., Sharma, Priyanka, Kim, Sung-Won, Teixeira, Manuel R., Pinte, Pedro, Montagna, Marco, Matricardi, Laura, Arason, Adalgeir, Johannsson, Oskar Th, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Jakubowska, Anna, Lubinski, Jan, Izquierdo, Angel, Angel Pujana, Miguel, Balmana, Judith, Diez, Orland, Ivady, Gabriella, Papp, Janos, Olah, Edith, Kwong, Ava, Nevanlinna, Heli, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Perez Segura, Pedro, Caldes, Trinidad, Van Maerken, Tom, Poppe, Bruce, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Isaacs, Claudine, Elan, Camille, Lasset, Christine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Barjhoux, Laure, Belotti, Muriel, Meindl, Alfons, Gehrig, Andrea, Sutter, Christian, Enger, Christoph, Niederacher, Dieter, Steinemann, Doris, Hahnen, Eric, Kast, Karin, Arnold, Norbert, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Wand, Dorothea, Godwin, Andrew K., Evans, D. Gareth, Frost, Debra, Perkins, Jo, Adlard, Julian, Izatt, Louise, Platte, Radka, Eeles, Ros, Ellis, Steve, Hamann, Ute, Garber, Judy, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Pasini, Barbara, Giannini, Giuseppe, Rizzolo, Piera, Russo, Antonio, Cortesi, Laura, Papi, Laura, Varesco, Liliana, Palli, Domenico, Zanna, Ines, Savarese, Antonella, Radice, Paolo, Manoukian, Siranoush, Peissel, Bernard, Barile, Monica, Bonanni, Bernardo, Viel, Alessandra, Pensotti, Valeria, Tommasi, Stefania, Peterlongo, Paolo, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Osorio, Ana, Benitez, Javier, McGuffog, Lesley, Healey, Sue, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Ejlertsen, Bent, Hansen, Thomas V. O., Steele, Linda, Ding, Yuan Chun, Tung, Nadine, Janavicius, Ramunas, Goldgar, David E., Buys, Saundra S., Daly, Mary B., Bane, Anita, Terry, Mary Beth, John, Esther M., Southey, Melissa, Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., Ottini, Laura, Silvestri, Valentina, Barrowdale, Daniel, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L., Fox, Stephen, Karlan, Beth Y., Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul, Thull, Darcy L., Zorn, Kristin K., Carter, Natalie J., Nathanson, Katherine L., Dornchek, Susan M., Rebbeck, Timothy R., Ramus, Susan J., Nussbaum, Robert L., Olopade, Olufunrnilayo I., Rantala, Johanna, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Caligo, Maria A., Spugnesi, Laura, Bojesen, Anders, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Thomassen, Muds, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Andrulis, Irene L., Glendon, Gord, Hulick, Peter J., Irnyanitov, Evgeny N., Greene, Mark H., Mai, Phuong L., Singer, Christian F., Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Kramer, Gero, Vijai, Joseph, Offit, Kenneth, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Jacobs, Lauren, Machackova, Eva, Foretova, Lenka, Navratilova, Marie, Vasickova, Petra, Couch, Fergus J., Hallberg, Emily, Ruddy, Kathryn J., Sharma, Priyanka, Kim, Sung-Won, Teixeira, Manuel R., Pinte, Pedro, Montagna, Marco, Matricardi, Laura, Arason, Adalgeir, Johannsson, Oskar Th, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Jakubowska, Anna, Lubinski, Jan, Izquierdo, Angel, Angel Pujana, Miguel, Balmana, Judith, Diez, Orland, Ivady, Gabriella, Papp, Janos, Olah, Edith, Kwong, Ava, Nevanlinna, Heli, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Perez Segura, Pedro, Caldes, Trinidad, Van Maerken, Tom, Poppe, Bruce, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Isaacs, Claudine, Elan, Camille, Lasset, Christine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Barjhoux, Laure, Belotti, Muriel, Meindl, Alfons, Gehrig, Andrea, Sutter, Christian, Enger, Christoph, Niederacher, Dieter, Steinemann, Doris, Hahnen, Eric, Kast, Karin, Arnold, Norbert, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Wand, Dorothea, Godwin, Andrew K., Evans, D. Gareth, Frost, Debra, Perkins, Jo, Adlard, Julian, Izatt, Louise, Platte, Radka, Eeles, Ros, Ellis, Steve, Hamann, Ute, Garber, Judy, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Pasini, Barbara, Giannini, Giuseppe, Rizzolo, Piera, Russo, Antonio, Cortesi, Laura, Papi, Laura, Varesco, Liliana, Palli, Domenico, Zanna, Ines, Savarese, Antonella, Radice, Paolo, Manoukian, Siranoush, Peissel, Bernard, Barile, Monica, Bonanni, Bernardo, Viel, Alessandra, Pensotti, Valeria, Tommasi, Stefania, Peterlongo, Paolo, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Osorio, Ana, Benitez, Javier, McGuffog, Lesley, Healey, Sue, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Ejlertsen, Bent, Hansen, Thomas V. O., Steele, Linda, Ding, Yuan Chun, Tung, Nadine, Janavicius, Ramunas, Goldgar, David E., Buys, Saundra S., Daly, Mary B., Bane, Anita, Terry, Mary Beth, John, Esther M., Southey, Melissa, Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., and Ottini, Laura
Abstract: Background: BRCA1 and, more commonly, BRCA2 mutations are associated with increased risk of male breast cancer (MBC). However, only a paucity of data exists on the pathology of breast cancers (BCs) in men with BRCA1/2 mutations. Using the largest available dataset, we determined whether MBCs arising in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers display specific pathologic features and whether these features differ from those of BRCA1/2 female BCs (FBCs). Methods: We characterised the pathologic features of 419 BRCA1/2 MBCs and, using logistic regression analysis, contrasted those with data from 9675 BRCA1/2 FBCs and with population-based data from 6351 MBCs in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Results: Among BRCA2 MBCs, grade significantly decreased with increasing age at diagnosis (P = 0.005). Compared with BRCA2 FBCs, BRCA2 MBCs were of significantly higher stage (P for trend = 2 x 10(-5)) and higher grade (P for trend = 0.005) and were more likely to be oestrogen receptor-positive [odds ratio (OR) 10.59; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 5.15-21.80] and progesterone receptor-positive (OR 5.04; 95 % CI 3.17-8.04). With the exception of grade, similar patterns of associations emerged when we compared BRCA1 MBCs and FBCs. BRCA2 MBCs also presented with higher grade than MBCs from the SEER database (P for trend = 4 x 10(-12)). Conclusions: On the basis of the largest series analysed to date, our results show that BRCA1/2 MBCs display distinct pathologic characteristics compared with BRCA1/2 FBCs, and we identified a specific BRCA2-associated MBC phenotype characterised by a variable suggesting greater biological aggressiveness (i.e., high histologic grade). These findings could lead to the development of gender-specific risk prediction models and guide clinical strategies appropriate for MBC management.
Published: 2016

36. Male breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: pathology data from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2

Author: Silvestri, Valentina, Barrowdale, Daniel, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L., Fox, Stephen, Karlan, Beth Y., Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul, Thull, Darcy L., Zorn, Kristin K., Carter, Natalie J., Nathanson, Katherine L., Dornchek, Susan M., Rebbeck, Timothy R., Ramus, Susan J., Nussbaum, Robert L., Olopade, Olufunrnilayo I., Rantala, Johanna, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Caligo, Maria A., Spugnesi, Laura, Bojesen, Anders, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Thomassen, Muds, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Andrulis, Irene L., Glendon, Gord, Hulick, Peter J., Irnyanitov, Evgeny N., Greene, Mark H., Mai, Phuong L., Singer, Christian F., Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Kramer, Gero, Vijai, Joseph, Offit, Kenneth, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Jacobs, Lauren, Machackova, Eva, Foretova, Lenka, Navratilova, Marie, Vasickova, Petra, Couch, Fergus J., Hallberg, Emily, Ruddy, Kathryn J., Sharma, Priyanka, Kim, Sung-Won, Teixeira, Manuel R., Pinte, Pedro, Montagna, Marco, Matricardi, Laura, Arason, Adalgeir, Johannsson, Oskar Th, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Jakubowska, Anna, Lubinski, Jan, Izquierdo, Angel, Angel Pujana, Miguel, Balmana, Judith, Diez, Orland, Ivady, Gabriella, Papp, Janos, Olah, Edith, Kwong, Ava, Nevanlinna, Heli, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Perez Segura, Pedro, Caldes, Trinidad, Van Maerken, Tom, Poppe, Bruce, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Isaacs, Claudine, Elan, Camille, Lasset, Christine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Barjhoux, Laure, Belotti, Muriel, Meindl, Alfons, Gehrig, Andrea, Sutter, Christian, Enger, Christoph, Niederacher, Dieter, Steinemann, Doris, Hahnen, Eric, Kast, Karin, Arnold, Norbert, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Wand, Dorothea, Godwin, Andrew K., Evans, D. Gareth, Frost, Debra, Perkins, Jo, Adlard, Julian, Izatt, Louise, Platte, Radka, Eeles, Ros, Ellis, Steve, Hamann, Ute, Garber, Judy, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Pasini, Barbara, Giannini, Giuseppe, Rizzolo, Piera, Russo, Antonio, Cortesi, Laura, Papi, Laura, Varesco, Liliana, Palli, Domenico, Zanna, Ines, Savarese, Antonella, Radice, Paolo, Manoukian, Siranoush, Peissel, Bernard, Barile, Monica, Bonanni, Bernardo, Viel, Alessandra, Pensotti, Valeria, Tommasi, Stefania, Peterlongo, Paolo, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Osorio, Ana, Benitez, Javier, McGuffog, Lesley, Healey, Sue, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Ejlertsen, Bent, Hansen, Thomas V. O., Steele, Linda, Ding, Yuan Chun, Tung, Nadine, Janavicius, Ramunas, Goldgar, David E., Buys, Saundra S., Daly, Mary B., Bane, Anita, Terry, Mary Beth, John, Esther M., Southey, Melissa, Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., Ottini, Laura, Silvestri, Valentina, Barrowdale, Daniel, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L., Fox, Stephen, Karlan, Beth Y., Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul, Thull, Darcy L., Zorn, Kristin K., Carter, Natalie J., Nathanson, Katherine L., Dornchek, Susan M., Rebbeck, Timothy R., Ramus, Susan J., Nussbaum, Robert L., Olopade, Olufunrnilayo I., Rantala, Johanna, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Caligo, Maria A., Spugnesi, Laura, Bojesen, Anders, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Thomassen, Muds, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Andrulis, Irene L., Glendon, Gord, Hulick, Peter J., Irnyanitov, Evgeny N., Greene, Mark H., Mai, Phuong L., Singer, Christian F., Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Kramer, Gero, Vijai, Joseph, Offit, Kenneth, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Jacobs, Lauren, Machackova, Eva, Foretova, Lenka, Navratilova, Marie, Vasickova, Petra, Couch, Fergus J., Hallberg, Emily, Ruddy, Kathryn J., Sharma, Priyanka, Kim, Sung-Won, Teixeira, Manuel R., Pinte, Pedro, Montagna, Marco, Matricardi, Laura, Arason, Adalgeir, Johannsson, Oskar Th, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Jakubowska, Anna, Lubinski, Jan, Izquierdo, Angel, Angel Pujana, Miguel, Balmana, Judith, Diez, Orland, Ivady, Gabriella, Papp, Janos, Olah, Edith, Kwong, Ava, Nevanlinna, Heli, Aittomaki, Kristiina, Perez Segura, Pedro, Caldes, Trinidad, Van Maerken, Tom, Poppe, Bruce, Claes, Kathleen B. M., Isaacs, Claudine, Elan, Camille, Lasset, Christine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Barjhoux, Laure, Belotti, Muriel, Meindl, Alfons, Gehrig, Andrea, Sutter, Christian, Enger, Christoph, Niederacher, Dieter, Steinemann, Doris, Hahnen, Eric, Kast, Karin, Arnold, Norbert, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Wand, Dorothea, Godwin, Andrew K., Evans, D. Gareth, Frost, Debra, Perkins, Jo, Adlard, Julian, Izatt, Louise, Platte, Radka, Eeles, Ros, Ellis, Steve, Hamann, Ute, Garber, Judy, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Pasini, Barbara, Giannini, Giuseppe, Rizzolo, Piera, Russo, Antonio, Cortesi, Laura, Papi, Laura, Varesco, Liliana, Palli, Domenico, Zanna, Ines, Savarese, Antonella, Radice, Paolo, Manoukian, Siranoush, Peissel, Bernard, Barile, Monica, Bonanni, Bernardo, Viel, Alessandra, Pensotti, Valeria, Tommasi, Stefania, Peterlongo, Paolo, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Osorio, Ana, Benitez, Javier, McGuffog, Lesley, Healey, Sue, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Ejlertsen, Bent, Hansen, Thomas V. O., Steele, Linda, Ding, Yuan Chun, Tung, Nadine, Janavicius, Ramunas, Goldgar, David E., Buys, Saundra S., Daly, Mary B., Bane, Anita, Terry, Mary Beth, John, Esther M., Southey, Melissa, Easton, Douglas F., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., and Ottini, Laura
Abstract: Background: BRCA1 and, more commonly, BRCA2 mutations are associated with increased risk of male breast cancer (MBC). However, only a paucity of data exists on the pathology of breast cancers (BCs) in men with BRCA1/2 mutations. Using the largest available dataset, we determined whether MBCs arising in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers display specific pathologic features and whether these features differ from those of BRCA1/2 female BCs (FBCs). Methods: We characterised the pathologic features of 419 BRCA1/2 MBCs and, using logistic regression analysis, contrasted those with data from 9675 BRCA1/2 FBCs and with population-based data from 6351 MBCs in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Results: Among BRCA2 MBCs, grade significantly decreased with increasing age at diagnosis (P = 0.005). Compared with BRCA2 FBCs, BRCA2 MBCs were of significantly higher stage (P for trend = 2 x 10(-5)) and higher grade (P for trend = 0.005) and were more likely to be oestrogen receptor-positive [odds ratio (OR) 10.59; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 5.15-21.80] and progesterone receptor-positive (OR 5.04; 95 % CI 3.17-8.04). With the exception of grade, similar patterns of associations emerged when we compared BRCA1 MBCs and FBCs. BRCA2 MBCs also presented with higher grade than MBCs from the SEER database (P for trend = 4 x 10(-12)). Conclusions: On the basis of the largest series analysed to date, our results show that BRCA1/2 MBCs display distinct pathologic characteristics compared with BRCA1/2 FBCs, and we identified a specific BRCA2-associated MBC phenotype characterised by a variable suggesting greater biological aggressiveness (i.e., high histologic grade). These findings could lead to the development of gender-specific risk prediction models and guide clinical strategies appropriate for MBC management.
Published: 2016

37. Male breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers:pathology data from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2

Author: Silvestri, Valentina, Barrowdale, Daniel, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L, Fox, Stephen, Karlan, Beth Y, Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul, Thull, Darcy L, Zorn, Kristin K, Carter, Natalie J, Nathanson, Katherine L, Domchek, Susan M, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Ramus, Susan J, Nussbaum, Robert L, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Rantala, Johanna, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Caligo, Maria A, Spugnesi, Laura, Bojesen, Anders, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Thomassen, Mads, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Andrulis, Irene L, Glendon, Gord, Hulick, Peter J, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, Greene, Mark H, Mai, Phuong L, Singer, Christian F, Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Kramer, Gero, Vijai, Joseph, Offit, Kenneth, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Jacobs, Lauren, Machackova, Eva, Foretova, Lenka, Navratilova, Marie, Vasickova, Petra, Couch, Fergus J, Hallberg, Emily, Ruddy, Kathryn J, Sharma, Priyanka, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Silvestri, Valentina, Barrowdale, Daniel, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L, Fox, Stephen, Karlan, Beth Y, Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul, Thull, Darcy L, Zorn, Kristin K, Carter, Natalie J, Nathanson, Katherine L, Domchek, Susan M, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Ramus, Susan J, Nussbaum, Robert L, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Rantala, Johanna, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Caligo, Maria A, Spugnesi, Laura, Bojesen, Anders, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Thomassen, Mads, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Andrulis, Irene L, Glendon, Gord, Hulick, Peter J, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, Greene, Mark H, Mai, Phuong L, Singer, Christian F, Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Kramer, Gero, Vijai, Joseph, Offit, Kenneth, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Jacobs, Lauren, Machackova, Eva, Foretova, Lenka, Navratilova, Marie, Vasickova, Petra, Couch, Fergus J, Hallberg, Emily, Ruddy, Kathryn J, Sharma, Priyanka, and Gerdes, Anne-Marie
Abstract: BACKGROUND: BRCA1 and, more commonly, BRCA2 mutations are associated with increased risk of male breast cancer (MBC). However, only a paucity of data exists on the pathology of breast cancers (BCs) in men with BRCA1/2 mutations. Using the largest available dataset, we determined whether MBCs arising in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers display specific pathologic features and whether these features differ from those of BRCA1/2 female BCs (FBCs).METHODS: We characterised the pathologic features of 419 BRCA1/2 MBCs and, using logistic regression analysis, contrasted those with data from 9675 BRCA1/2 FBCs and with population-based data from 6351 MBCs in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.RESULTS: Among BRCA2 MBCs, grade significantly decreased with increasing age at diagnosis (P = 0.005). Compared with BRCA2 FBCs, BRCA2 MBCs were of significantly higher stage (P for trend = 2 × 10(-5)) and higher grade (P for trend = 0.005) and were more likely to be oestrogen receptor-positive [odds ratio (OR) 10.59; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 5.15-21.80] and progesterone receptor-positive (OR 5.04; 95 % CI 3.17-8.04). With the exception of grade, similar patterns of associations emerged when we compared BRCA1 MBCs and FBCs. BRCA2 MBCs also presented with higher grade than MBCs from the SEER database (P for trend = 4 × 10(-12)).CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of the largest series analysed to date, our results show that BRCA1/2 MBCs display distinct pathologic characteristics compared with BRCA1/2 FBCs, and we identified a specific BRCA2-associated MBC phenotype characterised by a variable suggesting greater biological aggressiveness (i.e., high histologic grade). These findings could lead to the development of gender-specific risk prediction models and guide clinical strategies appropriate for MBC management.
Published: 2016

38. Male breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers:pathology data from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2

Author: Silvestri, Valentina, Barrowdale, Daniel, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L, Fox, Stephen, Karlan, Beth Y, Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul, Thull, Darcy L, Zorn, Kristin K, Carter, Natalie J, Nathanson, Katherine L, Domchek, Susan M, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Ramus, Susan J, Nussbaum, Robert L, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Rantala, Johanna, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Caligo, Maria A, Spugnesi, Laura, Bojesen, Anders, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Thomassen, Mads, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Andrulis, Irene L, Glendon, Gord, Hulick, Peter J, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, Greene, Mark H, Mai, Phuong L, Singer, Christian F, Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Kramer, Gero, Vijai, Joseph, Offit, Kenneth, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Jacobs, Lauren, Machackova, Eva, Foretova, Lenka, Navratilova, Marie, Vasickova, Petra, Couch, Fergus J, Hallberg, Emily, Ruddy, Kathryn J, Sharma, Priyanka, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Silvestri, Valentina, Barrowdale, Daniel, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Neuhausen, Susan L, Fox, Stephen, Karlan, Beth Y, Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul, Thull, Darcy L, Zorn, Kristin K, Carter, Natalie J, Nathanson, Katherine L, Domchek, Susan M, Rebbeck, Timothy R, Ramus, Susan J, Nussbaum, Robert L, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Rantala, Johanna, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Caligo, Maria A, Spugnesi, Laura, Bojesen, Anders, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Thomassen, Mads, Jensen, Uffe Birk, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Senter, Leigha, Andrulis, Irene L, Glendon, Gord, Hulick, Peter J, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, Greene, Mark H, Mai, Phuong L, Singer, Christian F, Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Kramer, Gero, Vijai, Joseph, Offit, Kenneth, Robson, Mark, Lincoln, Anne, Jacobs, Lauren, Machackova, Eva, Foretova, Lenka, Navratilova, Marie, Vasickova, Petra, Couch, Fergus J, Hallberg, Emily, Ruddy, Kathryn J, Sharma, Priyanka, and Gerdes, Anne-Marie
Abstract: BACKGROUND: BRCA1 and, more commonly, BRCA2 mutations are associated with increased risk of male breast cancer (MBC). However, only a paucity of data exists on the pathology of breast cancers (BCs) in men with BRCA1/2 mutations. Using the largest available dataset, we determined whether MBCs arising in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers display specific pathologic features and whether these features differ from those of BRCA1/2 female BCs (FBCs).METHODS: We characterised the pathologic features of 419 BRCA1/2 MBCs and, using logistic regression analysis, contrasted those with data from 9675 BRCA1/2 FBCs and with population-based data from 6351 MBCs in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.RESULTS: Among BRCA2 MBCs, grade significantly decreased with increasing age at diagnosis (P = 0.005). Compared with BRCA2 FBCs, BRCA2 MBCs were of significantly higher stage (P for trend = 2 × 10(-5)) and higher grade (P for trend = 0.005) and were more likely to be oestrogen receptor-positive [odds ratio (OR) 10.59; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 5.15-21.80] and progesterone receptor-positive (OR 5.04; 95 % CI 3.17-8.04). With the exception of grade, similar patterns of associations emerged when we compared BRCA1 MBCs and FBCs. BRCA2 MBCs also presented with higher grade than MBCs from the SEER database (P for trend = 4 × 10(-12)).CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of the largest series analysed to date, our results show that BRCA1/2 MBCs display distinct pathologic characteristics compared with BRCA1/2 FBCs, and we identified a specific BRCA2-associated MBC phenotype characterised by a variable suggesting greater biological aggressiveness (i.e., high histologic grade). These findings could lead to the development of gender-specific risk prediction models and guide clinical strategies appropriate for MBC management.
Published: 2016

39. FANCM c.5791C > T nonsense mutation (rs144567652) induces exon skipping, affects DNA repair activity and is a familial breast cancer risk factor

Author: Peterlongo, Paolo, Catucci, Irene, Colombo, Mara, Caleca, Laura, Mucaki, Eliseos, Bogliolo, Massimo, Marin, Maria, Damiola, Francesca, Bernard, Loris, Pensotti, Valeria, Volorio, Sara, Dall'Olio, Valentina, Meindl, Alfons, Bartram, Claus, Sutter, Christian, Surowy, Harald, Sornin, Valerie, Dondon, Marie-Gabrielle, Eon-Marchais, Severine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Andrieu, Nadine, Sinilnikova, Olga M., Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul A., Thompson, Ella, Marchetti, Marina, Verzeroli, Cristina, Tartari, Carmen, Capone, Gabriele Lorenzo, Putignano, Anna Laura, Genuardi, Maurizio, Medici, Veronica, Marchi, Isabella, Federico, Massimo, Tognazzo, Silvia, Matricardi, Laura, Agata, Simona, Dolcetti, Riccardo, Della Puppa, Lara, Cini, Giulia, Gismondi, Viviana, Viassolo, Valeria, Perfumo, Chiara, Mencarelli, Maria Antonietta, Baldassarri, Margherita, Peissel, Bernard, Roversi, Gaia, Silvestri, Valentina, Rizzolo, Piera, Spina, Francesca, Vivanet, Caterina, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Caligo, Maria Adelaide, Gambino, Gaetana, Tommasi, Stefania, Pilato, Brunella, Tondini, Carlo, Corna, Chiara, Bonanni, Bernardo, Barile, Monica, Osorio, Ana, Benitez, Javier, Balestrino, Luisa, Ottini, Laura, Manoukian, Siranoush, Pierotti, Marco A., Renieri, Alessandra, Varesco, Liliana, Couch, Fergus J., Wang, Xianshu, Devilee, Peter, Hilbers, Florentine S., van Asperen, Christi J., Viel, Alessandra, Montagna, Marco, Cortesi, Laura, Diez, Orland, Balmana, Judith, Hauke, Jan, Schmutzler, Rita K., Papi, Laura, Angel Pujana, Miguel, Lazaro, Conxi, Falanga, Anna, Offit, Kenneth, Vijai, Joseph, Campbell, Ian, Burwinkel, Barbara, Kvist, Anders, Ehrencrona, Hans, Mazoyer, Sylvie, Pizzamiglio, Sara, Verderio, Paolo, Surralles, Jordi, Rogan, Peter K., Radice, Paolo, Peterlongo, Paolo, Catucci, Irene, Colombo, Mara, Caleca, Laura, Mucaki, Eliseos, Bogliolo, Massimo, Marin, Maria, Damiola, Francesca, Bernard, Loris, Pensotti, Valeria, Volorio, Sara, Dall'Olio, Valentina, Meindl, Alfons, Bartram, Claus, Sutter, Christian, Surowy, Harald, Sornin, Valerie, Dondon, Marie-Gabrielle, Eon-Marchais, Severine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Andrieu, Nadine, Sinilnikova, Olga M., Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul A., Thompson, Ella, Marchetti, Marina, Verzeroli, Cristina, Tartari, Carmen, Capone, Gabriele Lorenzo, Putignano, Anna Laura, Genuardi, Maurizio, Medici, Veronica, Marchi, Isabella, Federico, Massimo, Tognazzo, Silvia, Matricardi, Laura, Agata, Simona, Dolcetti, Riccardo, Della Puppa, Lara, Cini, Giulia, Gismondi, Viviana, Viassolo, Valeria, Perfumo, Chiara, Mencarelli, Maria Antonietta, Baldassarri, Margherita, Peissel, Bernard, Roversi, Gaia, Silvestri, Valentina, Rizzolo, Piera, Spina, Francesca, Vivanet, Caterina, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Caligo, Maria Adelaide, Gambino, Gaetana, Tommasi, Stefania, Pilato, Brunella, Tondini, Carlo, Corna, Chiara, Bonanni, Bernardo, Barile, Monica, Osorio, Ana, Benitez, Javier, Balestrino, Luisa, Ottini, Laura, Manoukian, Siranoush, Pierotti, Marco A., Renieri, Alessandra, Varesco, Liliana, Couch, Fergus J., Wang, Xianshu, Devilee, Peter, Hilbers, Florentine S., van Asperen, Christi J., Viel, Alessandra, Montagna, Marco, Cortesi, Laura, Diez, Orland, Balmana, Judith, Hauke, Jan, Schmutzler, Rita K., Papi, Laura, Angel Pujana, Miguel, Lazaro, Conxi, Falanga, Anna, Offit, Kenneth, Vijai, Joseph, Campbell, Ian, Burwinkel, Barbara, Kvist, Anders, Ehrencrona, Hans, Mazoyer, Sylvie, Pizzamiglio, Sara, Verderio, Paolo, Surralles, Jordi, Rogan, Peter K., and Radice, Paolo
Abstract: Numerous genetic factors that influence breast cancer risk are known. However, approximately two-thirds of the overall familial risk remain unexplained. To determine whether some of the missing heritability is due to rare variants conferring high to moderate risk, we tested for an association between the c.5791C>T nonsense mutation (p.Arg1931*; rs144567652) in exon 22 of FANCM gene and breast cancer. An analysis of genotyping data from 8635 familial breast cancer cases and 6625 controls from different countries yielded an association between the c.5791C>T mutation and breast cancer risk [ odds ratio (OR) = 3.93 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.28-12.11; P = 0.017)]. Moreover, we performed two meta-analyses of studies from countries with carriers in both cases and controls and of all available data. These analyses showed breast cancer associations with OR = 3.67 (95% CI = 1.04-12.87; P = 0.043) and OR = 3.33 (95% CI = 1.09-13.62; P = 0.032), respectively. Based on information theory-based prediction, we established that the mutation caused an out-of-frame deletion of exon 22, due to the creation of a binding site for the pre-mRNA processing protein hnRNP A1. Furthermore, genetic complementation analyses showed that the mutation influenced the DNA repair activity of the FANCM protein. In summary, we provide evidence for the first time showing that the common p.Arg1931* loss-of-function variant in FANCM is a risk factor for familial breast cancer.
Published: 2015

40. FANCM c.5791C > T nonsense mutation (rs144567652) induces exon skipping, affects DNA repair activity and is a familial breast cancer risk factor

Author: Peterlongo, Paolo, Catucci, Irene, Colombo, Mara, Caleca, Laura, Mucaki, Eliseos, Bogliolo, Massimo, Marin, Maria, Damiola, Francesca, Bernard, Loris, Pensotti, Valeria, Volorio, Sara, Dall'Olio, Valentina, Meindl, Alfons, Bartram, Claus, Sutter, Christian, Surowy, Harald, Sornin, Valerie, Dondon, Marie-Gabrielle, Eon-Marchais, Severine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Andrieu, Nadine, Sinilnikova, Olga M., Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul A., Thompson, Ella, Marchetti, Marina, Verzeroli, Cristina, Tartari, Carmen, Capone, Gabriele Lorenzo, Putignano, Anna Laura, Genuardi, Maurizio, Medici, Veronica, Marchi, Isabella, Federico, Massimo, Tognazzo, Silvia, Matricardi, Laura, Agata, Simona, Dolcetti, Riccardo, Della Puppa, Lara, Cini, Giulia, Gismondi, Viviana, Viassolo, Valeria, Perfumo, Chiara, Mencarelli, Maria Antonietta, Baldassarri, Margherita, Peissel, Bernard, Roversi, Gaia, Silvestri, Valentina, Rizzolo, Piera, Spina, Francesca, Vivanet, Caterina, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Caligo, Maria Adelaide, Gambino, Gaetana, Tommasi, Stefania, Pilato, Brunella, Tondini, Carlo, Corna, Chiara, Bonanni, Bernardo, Barile, Monica, Osorio, Ana, Benitez, Javier, Balestrino, Luisa, Ottini, Laura, Manoukian, Siranoush, Pierotti, Marco A., Renieri, Alessandra, Varesco, Liliana, Couch, Fergus J., Wang, Xianshu, Devilee, Peter, Hilbers, Florentine S., van Asperen, Christi J., Viel, Alessandra, Montagna, Marco, Cortesi, Laura, Diez, Orland, Balmana, Judith, Hauke, Jan, Schmutzler, Rita K., Papi, Laura, Angel Pujana, Miguel, Lazaro, Conxi, Falanga, Anna, Offit, Kenneth, Vijai, Joseph, Campbell, Ian, Burwinkel, Barbara, Kvist, Anders, Ehrencrona, Hans, Mazoyer, Sylvie, Pizzamiglio, Sara, Verderio, Paolo, Surralles, Jordi, Rogan, Peter K., Radice, Paolo, Peterlongo, Paolo, Catucci, Irene, Colombo, Mara, Caleca, Laura, Mucaki, Eliseos, Bogliolo, Massimo, Marin, Maria, Damiola, Francesca, Bernard, Loris, Pensotti, Valeria, Volorio, Sara, Dall'Olio, Valentina, Meindl, Alfons, Bartram, Claus, Sutter, Christian, Surowy, Harald, Sornin, Valerie, Dondon, Marie-Gabrielle, Eon-Marchais, Severine, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Andrieu, Nadine, Sinilnikova, Olga M., Mitchell, Gillian, James, Paul A., Thompson, Ella, Marchetti, Marina, Verzeroli, Cristina, Tartari, Carmen, Capone, Gabriele Lorenzo, Putignano, Anna Laura, Genuardi, Maurizio, Medici, Veronica, Marchi, Isabella, Federico, Massimo, Tognazzo, Silvia, Matricardi, Laura, Agata, Simona, Dolcetti, Riccardo, Della Puppa, Lara, Cini, Giulia, Gismondi, Viviana, Viassolo, Valeria, Perfumo, Chiara, Mencarelli, Maria Antonietta, Baldassarri, Margherita, Peissel, Bernard, Roversi, Gaia, Silvestri, Valentina, Rizzolo, Piera, Spina, Francesca, Vivanet, Caterina, Tibiletti, Maria Grazia, Caligo, Maria Adelaide, Gambino, Gaetana, Tommasi, Stefania, Pilato, Brunella, Tondini, Carlo, Corna, Chiara, Bonanni, Bernardo, Barile, Monica, Osorio, Ana, Benitez, Javier, Balestrino, Luisa, Ottini, Laura, Manoukian, Siranoush, Pierotti, Marco A., Renieri, Alessandra, Varesco, Liliana, Couch, Fergus J., Wang, Xianshu, Devilee, Peter, Hilbers, Florentine S., van Asperen, Christi J., Viel, Alessandra, Montagna, Marco, Cortesi, Laura, Diez, Orland, Balmana, Judith, Hauke, Jan, Schmutzler, Rita K., Papi, Laura, Angel Pujana, Miguel, Lazaro, Conxi, Falanga, Anna, Offit, Kenneth, Vijai, Joseph, Campbell, Ian, Burwinkel, Barbara, Kvist, Anders, Ehrencrona, Hans, Mazoyer, Sylvie, Pizzamiglio, Sara, Verderio, Paolo, Surralles, Jordi, Rogan, Peter K., and Radice, Paolo
Abstract: Numerous genetic factors that influence breast cancer risk are known. However, approximately two-thirds of the overall familial risk remain unexplained. To determine whether some of the missing heritability is due to rare variants conferring high to moderate risk, we tested for an association between the c.5791C>T nonsense mutation (p.Arg1931*; rs144567652) in exon 22 of FANCM gene and breast cancer. An analysis of genotyping data from 8635 familial breast cancer cases and 6625 controls from different countries yielded an association between the c.5791C>T mutation and breast cancer risk [ odds ratio (OR) = 3.93 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.28-12.11; P = 0.017)]. Moreover, we performed two meta-analyses of studies from countries with carriers in both cases and controls and of all available data. These analyses showed breast cancer associations with OR = 3.67 (95% CI = 1.04-12.87; P = 0.043) and OR = 3.33 (95% CI = 1.09-13.62; P = 0.032), respectively. Based on information theory-based prediction, we established that the mutation caused an out-of-frame deletion of exon 22, due to the creation of a binding site for the pre-mRNA processing protein hnRNP A1. Furthermore, genetic complementation analyses showed that the mutation influenced the DNA repair activity of the FANCM protein. In summary, we provide evidence for the first time showing that the common p.Arg1931* loss-of-function variant in FANCM is a risk factor for familial breast cancer.
Published: 2015

41. Comprehensive CT Cardiothoracic Imaging: A New Challenge for Chest Imaging

Author: Marano, Riccardo, Pirro, Federica, Silvestri, Valentina, Merlino, Biagio, Savino, Giancarlo, Rutigliano, Claudia, Meduri, Agostino, Natale, Luigi, Bonomo, Lorenzo, Marano, Riccardo (ORCID:0000-0003-2710-2093), Merlino, Biagio (ORCID:0000-0003-1104-3463), Meduri, Agostino (ORCID:0000-0003-2332-6428), Natale, Luigi (ORCID:0000-0002-7949-5119), Bonomo, Lorenzo (ORCID:0000-0001-5101-9367), Marano, Riccardo, Pirro, Federica, Silvestri, Valentina, Merlino, Biagio, Savino, Giancarlo, Rutigliano, Claudia, Meduri, Agostino, Natale, Luigi, Bonomo, Lorenzo, Marano, Riccardo (ORCID:0000-0003-2710-2093), Merlino, Biagio (ORCID:0000-0003-1104-3463), Meduri, Agostino (ORCID:0000-0003-2332-6428), Natale, Luigi (ORCID:0000-0002-7949-5119), and Bonomo, Lorenzo (ORCID:0000-0001-5101-9367)
Abstract: In the past, thoracic and cardiac imaging were two distinct specialties of radiology. The technical evolution, however, has changed their boundaries with an important impact on CT imaging practices and has opened the new era of "cardiothoracic" imaging, due to the strong anatomic, mechanical, physiologic, physiopathologic, and therapeutic cardiopulmonary correlations. Modern thoracic radiologists can no longer avoid the assessment of heart and coronary arteries, as they used to do with earlier generations of CT scanner. The advent of ECG gating and state-of-art CT scanner faster rotation speed, high spatial and temporal resolution, high-pitch mode, shorter acquisition time, and dedicated cardiac reconstruction algorithms has opened new possibilities for chest imaging, integrating cardiac morphologic and even functional information within a diagnostic chest CT scan. The aim of this review is to briefly show and summarize the concept of integrated cardiothoracic imaging, which redefines the boundaries of chest CT imaging, opening the door to a new radiologic specialty.
Published: 2015

42. MDCT coronary angiography - postprocessing, reading, and reporting: last but not least

Author: Marano, Riccardo, Savino, Giancarlo, Merlino, Biagio, Verrillo, Gemma, Silvestri, Valentina, Tricarico, Francesco, Meduri, Agostino, Natale, Luigi, Bonomo, Lorenzo, Marano, Riccardo (ORCID:0000-0003-2710-2093), Merlino, Biagio (ORCID:0000-0003-1104-3463), Meduri, Agostino (ORCID:0000-0003-2332-6428), Natale, Luigi (ORCID:0000-0002-7949-5119), Bonomo, Lorenzo (ORCID:0000-0001-5101-9367), Marano, Riccardo, Savino, Giancarlo, Merlino, Biagio, Verrillo, Gemma, Silvestri, Valentina, Tricarico, Francesco, Meduri, Agostino, Natale, Luigi, Bonomo, Lorenzo, Marano, Riccardo (ORCID:0000-0003-2710-2093), Merlino, Biagio (ORCID:0000-0003-1104-3463), Meduri, Agostino (ORCID:0000-0003-2332-6428), Natale, Luigi (ORCID:0000-0002-7949-5119), and Bonomo, Lorenzo (ORCID:0000-0001-5101-9367)
Abstract: Significant literature on MDCT coronary angiography (MDCT-CA) has emerged in the last decade concerning patient's selection, technical aspects of different generations of CT equipment, ECG gating, contrast material and beta-blockade administration, acquisition parameters, and radiation dose. However, the literature regarding postprocessing, reading, and reporting is not so extensive. This review highlights the main elements of MDCT-CA data analysis, thereby allowing the radiologist to take full advantage of this technology and enable a structured report to be generated, promoting best practice with high-quality results.
Published: 2013

43. Unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot in a 73 year old woman

Author: Vetrano, Dl, Onder, Graziano, Marano, Riccardo, Proia, A, Silvestri, Valentina, Bonomo, Lorenzo, Bernabei, Roberto, Landi, Francesco, Onder, Graziano (ORCID:0000-0003-3400-4491), Marano, Riccardo (ORCID:0000-0003-2710-2093), Bonomo, Lorenzo (ORCID:0000-0001-5101-9367), Bernabei, Roberto (ORCID:0000-0002-9197-004X), Landi, Francesco (ORCID:0000-0002-3472-1389), Vetrano, Dl, Onder, Graziano, Marano, Riccardo, Proia, A, Silvestri, Valentina, Bonomo, Lorenzo, Bernabei, Roberto, Landi, Francesco, Onder, Graziano (ORCID:0000-0003-3400-4491), Marano, Riccardo (ORCID:0000-0003-2710-2093), Bonomo, Lorenzo (ORCID:0000-0001-5101-9367), Bernabei, Roberto (ORCID:0000-0002-9197-004X), and Landi, Francesco (ORCID:0000-0002-3472-1389)
Abstract: Among cyanotic congenital heart diseases (CHD) Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common, with an incidence of 0.28 cases every 1000 live-births. Despite the excellent prognosis related to early surgical correction, usually performed before the sixth month of age, life expectancy without surgery is dramatically reduced [1] and [2]. According to large observational series, 24% of individuals with an uncorrected TOF die before the age of 10 and only 4% survive above thirties [3] and [4]. Survival to advanced age is extremely rare. In the present manuscript we describe the case of a seventy-three year old woman with uncorrected TOF.
Published: 2013

44. Inherited and acquired alterations in development of breast cancer

Author: Rizzolo,Piera, Silvestri,Valentina, Falchetti,Mario, Ottini,Laura, Rizzolo,Piera, Silvestri,Valentina, Falchetti,Mario, and Ottini,Laura
Abstract: Piera Rizzolo, Valentina Silvestri, Mario Falchetti, Laura OttiniDepartment of Molecular Medicine, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, ItalyAbstract: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, accounting for about 30% of all cancers. In contrast, breast cancer is a rare disease in men, accounting for less than 1% of all cancers. Up to 10% of all breast cancers are hereditary forms, caused by inherited germ-line mutations in "high-penetrance," "moderate-penetrance," and "low-penetrance" breast cancer susceptibility genes. The remaining 90% of breast cancers are due to acquired somatic genetic and epigenetic alterations. A heterogeneous set of somatic alterations, including mutations and gene amplification, are reported to be involved in the etiology of breast cancer. Promoter hypermethylation of genes involved in DNA repair and hormone-mediated cell signaling, as well as altered expression of micro RNAs predicted to regulate key breast cancer genes, play an equally important role as genetic factors in development of breast cancer. Elucidation of the inherited and acquired genetic and epigenetic alterations involved in breast cancer may not only clarify molecular pathways involved in the development and progression of breast cancer itself, but may also have an important clinical and therapeutic impact on improving the management of patients with the disease.Keywords: breast cancer, inherited susceptibility, acquired alterations, epigenetics
Published: 2011

45. HER2-positive male breast cancer: an update

Author: Ottini,Laura, Capalbo,Carlos, Rizzolo,Piera, Silvestri,Valentina, Bronte,Giuseppe, Rizzo,Sergio, Russo,Antonio, Ottini,Laura, Capalbo,Carlos, Rizzolo,Piera, Silvestri,Valentina, Bronte,Giuseppe, Rizzo,Sergio, and Russo,Antonio
Abstract: Laura Ottini1, Carlo Capalbo2, Piera Rizzolo1, Valentina Silvestri1, Giuseppe Bronte3, Sergio Rizzo3, Antonio Russo31Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 2Medical Oncology, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy; 3Department of Surgical and Oncological Sciences, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyAbstract: Although rare, male breast cancer (MBC) remains a substantial cause for morbidity and mortality in men. Based on age frequency distribution, age-specific incidence rate pattern, and prognostic factor profiles, MBC is considered similar to postmenopausal breast cancer (BC). Compared with female BC (FBC), MBC cases are more often hormonal receptor (estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor [ER/PR]) positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative. Treatment of MBC patients follows the same indications as female postmenopausal with surgery, systemic therapy, and radiotherapy. To date, ER/PR and HER2 status provides baseline predictive information used in selecting optimal adjuvant/neoadjuvant therapy and in the selection of therapy for recurrent or metastatic disease. HER2 represents a very interesting molecular target and a number of compounds (trastuzumab [Herceptin®; F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland] and lapatinib [Tykerb®, GlaxoSmithKline, London, UK]) are currently under clinical evaluation. Particularly, trastuzumab, a monoclonal antibody which selectively binds the extracellular domain of HER2, has become an important therapeutic agent for women with HER2-positive (HER2+) BC. Currently, data regarding the use of trastuzumab in MBC patients is limited and only few case reports exist. In all cases, MBC patients received trastuzumab concomitantly with other drugs and no severe toxicity above grade 3 was observed. However, MBC patients that would be candidate for trastuzumab therapy (ie, HER2+/ER+ or HER2+/ER- MBCs) represent only a very small
Published: 2010

46. Association of genomic domains in BRCA1 and BRCA2 with prostate cancer risk and aggressiveness

Author: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Genética Humana. Grupo de investigación Instituto de Genética Humana, Torres-López, Diana María, Patel, Vivek L., Busch, Evan L., Friebel, Tara M., Cronin, Angel, Leslie, Goska, McGuffog, Lesley, Adlard, Julian, Agata, Simona, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Ahmed, Munaza, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Alducci, Elisa, Andrulis, Irene L., Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Artioli, Grazia, Arver, Brita, Auber, Bernd, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmaña, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barnes, Daniel R., Barroso, Alicia, Barrowdale, Daniel, Belotti, Muriel, Benitez, Javier, Bertelsen, Birgitte, Blok, Marinus J., Bodrogi, Istvan, Bonadona, Valérie, Bonanni, Bernardo, Bondavalli, Davide, Boonen, Susanne E., Borde, Julika, Borg, Ake, Bradbury, Angela R., Brady, Angela, Brewer, Carole, Brunet, Joan, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S., Cabezas-Camarero, Santiago, Caldés, Trinidad, Caliebe, Almuth, Caligo, Maria A., Calvello, Mariarosaria, Campbell, Ian, Carnevali, Ileana, Carrasco, Estela, Chan, Tsun L., Chu, Annie T.W., Chung, Wendy K., Claes, Kathleen B. M., GEMO Study Collaborators, EMBRACE Collaborators, Cook, Jackie, Cortesi, Laura, Couch, Fergus J., Daly, Mary B., Damante, Giuseppe, Darder, Esther, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, Della Puppa, Lara, Dennis, Joe, Díez, Orland, Chun Ding, Yuan, Ditsch, Nina, Domchek, Susan M., Donaldson, Alan, Dworniczak, Bernd, Easton, Douglas F., Eccles, Diana M., Eeles, Rosalind A., Ehrencrona, Hans, Ejlertsen, Bent, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Faivre, Laurence, Faust, Ulrike, Feliubadaló, Lídia, Foretova, Lenka, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frost, Debra, García-Barberan, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Géczi, Lajos, Gehrig, Andrea, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Gesta, Paul, Giannini, Giuseppe, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldgar, David E., Greene, Mark H., Gutierrez-Barrera, Angelica M., Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hauke, Jan, Herold, Natalie, Hogervorst, Frans B. L., Honisch, Ellen, Hopper, John L., Hulick, Peter J., KConFab Investigators, HEBON Investigators, Izatt, Louise, Jager, Agnes, James, Paul A., Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Allan, Dyrso Jensen, Thomas, Johannsson, Oskar Th., John, Esther M., Joseph, Vijai, Kang, Daehee, Kast, Karin, Kiiski, Johanna I., Kim, Sung-Won, Kim, Zisun, Ko, Kwang-Pil, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kramer, Gero, Krogh, Lotte, Kruse, Torben A., Kwong, Ava, Larsen, Mirjam, Lasset, Christine, Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Lee, Jihyoun, Won Lee, Jong, Hyuk Lee, Min, Lemke, Johannes, Lesueur, Fabienne, Liljegren, Annelie, Lindblom, Annika, Llovet, Patricia, Lopez-Fernández, Adria, Lopez-Perolio, Irene, Lorca, Victor, Loud, Jennifer T., Ma, Edmond S.K., Mai, Phuong L., Manoukian, Siranoush, Mari, Veronique, Martin, Lynn, Matricardi, Laura, Mebirouk, Noura, Medici, Veronica, Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne E.J., Meindl, Alfons, Mensenkamp, Arjen R., Miller, Clare, Molina Gomes, Denise, Montagna, Marco, Mooij, Thea M., Moserle, Lidia, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Marie Mulligan, Anna, Nathanson, Katherine L., Navratilova, Marie, Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Cilius Nielsen, Finn C., Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I., Ong, Kai-Ren, Osorio, Ana, Ott, Claus-Eric, Palli, Domenico, Park, Sue K., Parsons, Michael T., Sokilde Pedersen, Inge, Peissel, Bernard, Peixoto, Ana, Perez-Segura, Pedro, Peterlongo, Paolo, Høgh Petersen, Annabeth, Porteous, Mary E., Pujana, Miquel Angel, Radice, Paolo, Ramser, Juliane, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U., Rhiem, Kerstin, Rizzolo, Piera, Robson, Mark E., Rookus, Matti A., Rossing, Caroline M., Ruddy, Kathryn J., Santos, Catarina, Saule, Claire, Scarpitta, Rosa, Schmutzler, Rita K., Schuster, Hélène, Senter, Leigha, Seynaeve, Caroline M., Shah, Payal D., Sharma, Priyanka, Shin, Vivian Y., Silvestri, Valentina, Simard, Jacques, Singer, Christian F., Skytte, Anne-Bine, Snape, Katie, Solano, Angela R., Soucy, Penny, Southey, Melissa C., Spurdle, Amanda B., Steele, Linda, Steinemann, Doris, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Stradella, Agostina, Sunde, Lone, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen Y., Teixeira, Manuel R., Teo, Soo Hwang, Thomassen, Mads, Grazia Tibiletti, Maria, Tischkowitz, Marc, Tognazzo, Silvia, Toland, Amanda E., Tommasi, Stefania, Toss, Angela, Trainer, Alison H., Tung, Nadine, van Asperen, Christi J., van der Baan, Frederieke H., van der Kolk, Lizet E., van der Luijt, Rob B., van Hest, Liselotte P., Varesco, Liliana, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Viel, Alessandra, Vierstraete, Jeroen, Villa, Roberta, Wachenfeldt, Anna von, Wagner, Philippe, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Wieme, Greet, Yadav, Siddhartha, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Zanzottera, Cristina, Zorn, Kristin K., D’Amico, Anthony V., Freedman, Matthew L., Pomerantz, Mark M., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., Neuhausen, Susan L., Ottini, Laura, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, Rebbeck, Timothy R., Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Genética Humana. Grupo de investigación Instituto de Genética Humana, Torres-López, Diana María, Patel, Vivek L., Busch, Evan L., Friebel, Tara M., Cronin, Angel, Leslie, Goska, McGuffog, Lesley, Adlard, Julian, Agata, Simona, Agnarsson, Bjarni A., Ahmed, Munaza, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Alducci, Elisa, Andrulis, Irene L., Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Artioli, Grazia, Arver, Brita, Auber, Bernd, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmaña, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B., Barnes, Daniel R., Barroso, Alicia, Barrowdale, Daniel, Belotti, Muriel, Benitez, Javier, Bertelsen, Birgitte, Blok, Marinus J., Bodrogi, Istvan, Bonadona, Valérie, Bonanni, Bernardo, Bondavalli, Davide, Boonen, Susanne E., Borde, Julika, Borg, Ake, Bradbury, Angela R., Brady, Angela, Brewer, Carole, Brunet, Joan, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S., Cabezas-Camarero, Santiago, Caldés, Trinidad, Caliebe, Almuth, Caligo, Maria A., Calvello, Mariarosaria, Campbell, Ian, Carnevali, Ileana, Carrasco, Estela, Chan, Tsun L., Chu, Annie T.W., Chung, Wendy K., Claes, Kathleen B. M., GEMO Study Collaborators, EMBRACE Collaborators, Cook, Jackie, Cortesi, Laura, Couch, Fergus J., Daly, Mary B., Damante, Giuseppe, Darder, Esther, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, Della Puppa, Lara, Dennis, Joe, Díez, Orland, Chun Ding, Yuan, Ditsch, Nina, Domchek, Susan M., Donaldson, Alan, Dworniczak, Bernd, Easton, Douglas F., Eccles, Diana M., Eeles, Rosalind A., Ehrencrona, Hans, Ejlertsen, Bent, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D. Gareth, Faivre, Laurence, Faust, Ulrike, Feliubadaló, Lídia, Foretova, Lenka, Fostira, Florentia, Fountzilas, George, Frost, Debra, García-Barberan, Vanesa, Garre, Pilar, Gauthier-Villars, Marion, Géczi, Lajos, Gehrig, Andrea, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Gesta, Paul, Giannini, Giuseppe, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K., Goldgar, David E., Greene, Mark H., Gutierrez-Barrera, Angelica M., Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hauke, Jan, Herold, Natalie, Hogervorst, Frans B. L., Honisch, Ellen, Hopper, John L., Hulick, Peter J., KConFab Investigators, HEBON Investigators, Izatt, Louise, Jager, Agnes, James, Paul A., Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Allan, Dyrso Jensen, Thomas, Johannsson, Oskar Th., John, Esther M., Joseph, Vijai, Kang, Daehee, Kast, Karin, Kiiski, Johanna I., Kim, Sung-Won, Kim, Zisun, Ko, Kwang-Pil, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Kramer, Gero, Krogh, Lotte, Kruse, Torben A., Kwong, Ava, Larsen, Mirjam, Lasset, Christine, Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Lee, Jihyoun, Won Lee, Jong, Hyuk Lee, Min, Lemke, Johannes, Lesueur, Fabienne, Liljegren, Annelie, Lindblom, Annika, Llovet, Patricia, Lopez-Fernández, Adria, Lopez-Perolio, Irene, Lorca, Victor, Loud, Jennifer T., Ma, Edmond S.K., Mai, Phuong L., Manoukian, Siranoush, Mari, Veronique, Martin, Lynn, Matricardi, Laura, Mebirouk, Noura, Medici, Veronica, Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne E.J., Meindl, Alfons, Mensenkamp, Arjen R., Miller, Clare, Molina Gomes, Denise, Montagna, Marco, Mooij, Thea M., Moserle, Lidia, Mouret-Fourme, Emmanuelle, Marie Mulligan, Anna, Nathanson, Katherine L., Navratilova, Marie, Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Cilius Nielsen, Finn C., Nikitina-Zake, Liene, Offit, Kenneth, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I., Ong, Kai-Ren, Osorio, Ana, Ott, Claus-Eric, Palli, Domenico, Park, Sue K., Parsons, Michael T., Sokilde Pedersen, Inge, Peissel, Bernard, Peixoto, Ana, Perez-Segura, Pedro, Peterlongo, Paolo, Høgh Petersen, Annabeth, Porteous, Mary E., Pujana, Miquel Angel, Radice, Paolo, Ramser, Juliane, Rantala, Johanna, Rashid, Muhammad U., Rhiem, Kerstin, Rizzolo, Piera, Robson, Mark E., Rookus, Matti A., Rossing, Caroline M., Ruddy, Kathryn J., Santos, Catarina, Saule, Claire, Scarpitta, Rosa, Schmutzler, Rita K., Schuster, Hélène, Senter, Leigha, Seynaeve, Caroline M., Shah, Payal D., Sharma, Priyanka, Shin, Vivian Y., Silvestri, Valentina, Simard, Jacques, Singer, Christian F., Skytte, Anne-Bine, Snape, Katie, Solano, Angela R., Soucy, Penny, Southey, Melissa C., Spurdle, Amanda B., Steele, Linda, Steinemann, Doris, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Stradella, Agostina, Sunde, Lone, Sutter, Christian, Tan, Yen Y., Teixeira, Manuel R., Teo, Soo Hwang, Thomassen, Mads, Grazia Tibiletti, Maria, Tischkowitz, Marc, Tognazzo, Silvia, Toland, Amanda E., Tommasi, Stefania, Toss, Angela, Trainer, Alison H., Tung, Nadine, van Asperen, Christi J., van der Baan, Frederieke H., van der Kolk, Lizet E., van der Luijt, Rob B., van Hest, Liselotte P., Varesco, Liliana, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Viel, Alessandra, Vierstraete, Jeroen, Villa, Roberta, Wachenfeldt, Anna von, Wagner, Philippe, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Weitzel, Jeffrey N., Wieme, Greet, Yadav, Siddhartha, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Zanzottera, Cristina, Zorn, Kristin K., D’Amico, Anthony V., Freedman, Matthew L., Pomerantz, Mark M., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Antoniou, Antonis C., Neuhausen, Susan L., Ottini, Laura, Nielsen, Henriette Roed, and Rebbeck, Timothy R.

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