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Low frequency of CHEK2 1100delC allele in Australian multiple-case breast cancer families: functional analysis in heterozygous individuals.
- Source :
- British Journal of Cancer; 2/28/2005, Vol. 92 Issue 4, p784-790, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- A protein-truncating variant of CHEK2, 1100delC, is associated with a moderate increase in breast cancer risk. We have determined the prevalence of this allele in index cases from 300 Australian multiple-case breast cancer families, 95%of which had been found to be negative for mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. Only two (0.6%) index cases heterozygous for the CHEK2 mutation were identified. All available relatives in these two families were genotyped, but there was no evidence of co-segregation between the CHEK2 variant and breast cancer. Lymphoblastoid cell lines established from a heterozygous carrier contained approximately 20%of the CHEK2 1100delC mRNA relative to wild-type CHEK2 transcript. However, no truncated CHK2 protein was detectable. Analyses of expression and phosphorylation of wild-type CHK2 suggest that the variant is likely to act by haploinsufficiency. Analysis of CDC25A degradation, a downstream target of CHK2, suggests that some compensation occurs to allow normal degradation of CDC25A. Such compensation of the 1100delC defect in CHEK2 might explain the rather low breast cancer risk associated with the CHEK2 variant, compared to that associated with truncating mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2.British Journal of Cancer (2005) 92, 784-790. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602381 www.bjcancer.com Published online 8 February 2005 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BREAST cancer
CELL culture
MESSENGER RNA
CELL lines
RNA
CARCINOGENS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00070920
- Volume :
- 92
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Cancer
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16201434
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6602381