1. Germline Pathogenic Variants in Cancer Predisposition Genes Among Women With Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast
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Yadav, Siddhartha, Hu, Chunling, Nathanson, Katherine L, Weitzel, Jeffrey N, Goldgar, David E, Kraft, Peter, Gnanaolivu, Rohan D, Na, Jie, Huang, Hongyan, Boddicker, Nicholas J, Larson, Nicole, Gao, Chi, Yao, Song, Weinberg, Clarice, Vachon, Celine M, Trentham-Dietz, Amy, Taylor, Jack A, Sandler, Dale R, Patel, Alpa, Palmer, Julie R, Olson, Janet E, Neuhausen, Susan, Martinez, Elena, Lindstrom, Sara, Lacey, James V, Kurian, Allison W, John, Esther M, Haiman, Christopher, Bernstein, Leslie, Auer, Paul W, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Ambrosone, Christine B, Karam, Rachid, Chao, Elizabeth, Yussuf, Amal, Pesaran, Tina, Dolinsky, Jill S, Hart, Steven N, LaDuca, Holly, Polley, Eric C, Domchek, Susan M, and Couch, Fergus J
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Breast Cancer ,Clinical Research ,Genetics ,Cancer ,2.1 Biological and endogenous factors ,Aetiology ,Adolescent ,Adult ,Aged ,Aged ,80 and over ,Biomarkers ,Tumor ,Breast Neoplasms ,Carcinoma ,Ductal ,Breast ,Carcinoma ,Lobular ,Case-Control Studies ,Female ,Follow-Up Studies ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,Genetic Testing ,Germ-Line Mutation ,Humans ,Middle Aged ,Prognosis ,Young Adult ,Clinical Sciences ,Oncology and Carcinogenesis ,Oncology & Carcinogenesis - Abstract
PurposeTo determine the contribution of germline pathogenic variants (PVs) in hereditary cancer testing panel genes to invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) of the breast.Materials and methodsThe study included 2,999 women with ILC from a population-based cohort and 3,796 women with ILC undergoing clinical multigene panel testing (clinical cohort). Frequencies of germline PVs in breast cancer predisposition genes (ATM, BARD1, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CDH1, CHEK2, PALB2, PTEN, RAD51C, RAD51D, and TP53) were compared between women with ILC and unaffected female controls and between women with ILC and infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC).ResultsThe frequency of PVs in breast cancer predisposition genes among women with ILC was 6.5% in the clinical cohort and 5.2% in the population-based cohort. In case-control analysis, CDH1 and BRCA2 PVs were associated with high risks of ILC (odds ratio [OR] > 4) and CHEK2, ATM, and PALB2 PVs were associated with moderate (OR = 2-4) risks. BRCA1 PVs and CHEK2 p.Ile157Thr were not associated with clinically relevant risks (OR < 2) of ILC. Compared with IDC, CDH1 PVs were > 10-fold enriched, whereas PVs in BRCA1 were substantially reduced in ILC.ConclusionThe study establishes that PVs in ATM, BRCA2, CDH1, CHEK2, and PALB2 are associated with an increased risk of ILC, whereas BRCA1 PVs are not. The similar overall PV frequencies for ILC and IDC suggest that cancer histology should not influence the decision to proceed with genetic testing. Similar to IDC, multigene panel testing may be appropriate for women with ILC, but CDH1 should be specifically discussed because of low prevalence and gastric cancer risk.
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- 2021