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High prevalence and breast cancer predisposing role of the BLM c.1642 C>T (Q548X) mutation in Russia
Author(s) -
Sokolenko Anna P.,
Iyevleva Aglaya G.,
Preobrazhenskaya Elena V.,
Mitiushkithalia V.,
Abysheva Svetla.,
Suspitsin Evgeny N.,
Kuligina Ekatherina Sh.,
Gorodnova Tatiana V.,
Pfeifer Werner,
Togo Alexandr V.,
Turkevich Elena A.,
Ivantsov Alexandr O.,
Voskresenskiy Dmitry V.,
Dolmatov Georgy D.,
BitSava Elena M.,
Matsko Dmitry E.,
Semiglazov Vladimir F.,
Fichtner Iduna,
Larionov Alexey A.,
Kuznetsov Sergey G.,
Antoniou Antonis C.,
Imyanitov Evgeny N.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/ijc.26342
Subject(s) - breast cancer , loss of heterozygosity , allele , germline mutation , genetics , locus (genetics) , medicine , cancer , biology , mutation , oncology , gene
The BLM gene belongs to the RecQ helicase family and has been implicated in the maintenance of genomic stability. Its homozygous germline inactivation causes Bloom syndrome, a severe genetic disorder characterized by growth retardation, impaired fertility and highly elevated cancer risk. We hypothesized that BLM is a candidate gene for breast cancer (BC) predisposition. Sequencing of its entire coding region in 95 genetically enriched Russian BC patients identified two heterozygous carriers of the c.1642 C > T (Q548X) mutation. The extended study revealed this allele in 17/1,498 (1.1%) BC cases vs. 2/1,093 (0.2%) healthy women ( p = 0.004). There was a suggestion that BLM mutations were more common in patients reporting first‐degree family history of BC (6/251 (2.4%) vs. 11/1,247 (0.9%), p = 0.05), early‐onset cases (12/762 (1.6%) vs. 5/736 (0.7%), p = 0.14) and women with bilateral appearance of the disease (2/122 (1.6%) vs. 15/1376 (1.1%), p = 0.64). None of the BLM ‐associated BC exhibited somatic loss of heterozygosity at the BLM gene locus. This study demonstrates that BLM Q548X allele is recurrent in Slavic subjects and may be associated with BC risk.