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1. Copy number variants as modifiers of breast cancer risk for BRCA1/BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers

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Hakkaart, Christopher, Pearson, John F, Marquart, Louise, Dennis, Joe, Wiggins, George AR, Barnes, Daniel R, Robinson, Bridget A, Mace, Peter D, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Andrulis, Irene L, Arun, Banu K, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmaña, Judith, Barkardottir, Rosa B, Belhadj, Sami, Berger, Lieke, Blok, Marinus J, Boonen, Susanne E, Borde, Julika, Bradbury, Angela R, Brunet, Joan, Buys, Saundra S, Caligo, Maria A, Campbell, Ian, Chung, Wendy K, Claes, Kathleen BM, Collonge-Rame, Marie-Agnès, Cook, Jackie, Cosgrove, Casey, Couch, Fergus J, Daly, Mary B, Dandiker, Sita, Davidson, Rosemarie, de la Hoya, Miguel, de Putter, Robin, Delnatte, Capucine, Dhawan, Mallika, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Domchek, Susan M, Donaldson, Alan, Eason, Jacqueline, Easton, Douglas F, Ehrencrona, Hans, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D Gareth, Faust, Ulrike, Feliubadaló, Lidia, Fostira, Florentia, Friedman, Eitan, Frone, Megan, Frost, Debra, Garber, Judy, Gayther, Simon A, Gehrig, Andrea, Gesta, Paul, Godwin, Andrew K, Goldgar, David E, Greene, Mark H, Hahnen, Eric, Hake, Christopher R, Hamann, Ute, Hansen, Thomas VO, Hauke, Jan, Hentschel, Julia, Herold, Natalie, Honisch, Ellen, Hulick, Peter J, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, Isaacs, Claudine, Izatt, Louise, Izquierdo, Angel, Jakubowska, Anna, James, Paul A, Janavicius, Ramunas, John, Esther M, Joseph, Vijai, Karlan, Beth Y, Kemp, Zoe, Kirk, Judy, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Koudijs, Marco, Kwong, Ava, Laitman, Yael, Lalloo, Fiona, Lasset, Christine, Lautrup, Charlotte, Lazaro, Conxi, Legrand, Clémentine, Leslie, Goska, Lesueur, Fabienne, Mai, Phuong L, Manoukian, Siranoush, Mari, Véronique, Martens, John WM, McGuffog, Lesley, Mebirouk, Noura, Meindl, Alfons, Miller, Austin, and Montagna, Marco

Subjects
Human Genome, Prevention, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Genetics, Aetiology, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, BRCA1 Protein, BRCA2 Protein, Breast Neoplasms, DNA Copy Number Variations, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Heterozygote, Humans, RNA, Messenger, GEMO Study Collaborators, EMBRACE Collaborators, SWE-BRCA Investigators, kConFab Investigators, HEBON Investigators
Abstract

The contribution of germline copy number variants (CNVs) to risk of developing cancer in individuals with pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 variants remains relatively unknown. We conducted the largest genome-wide analysis of CNVs in 15,342 BRCA1 and 10,740 BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers. We used these results to prioritise a candidate breast cancer risk-modifier gene for laboratory analysis and biological validation. Notably, the HR for deletions in BRCA1 suggested an elevated breast cancer risk estimate (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.21), 95% confidence interval (95% CI = 1.09-1.35) compared with non-CNV pathogenic variants. In contrast, deletions overlapping SULT1A1 suggested a decreased breast cancer risk (HR = 0.73, 95% CI 0.59-0.91) in BRCA1 pathogenic variant carriers. Functional analyses of SULT1A1 showed that reduced mRNA expression in pathogenic BRCA1 variant cells was associated with reduced cellular proliferation and reduced DNA damage after treatment with DNA damaging agents. These data provide evidence that deleterious variants in BRCA1 plus SULT1A1 deletions contribute to variable breast cancer risk in BRCA1 carriers.

Published
2022

2. Cancer Risks Associated With TP53 Pathogenic Variants: Maximum Likelihood Analysis of Extended Pedigrees for Diagnosis of First Cancers Beyond the Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Spectrum

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Fortuno, Cristina, Feng, Bing-Jian, Carroll, Courtney, Innella, Giovanni, Kohlmann, Wendy, Lázaro, Conxi, Brunet, Joan, Feliubadaló, Lidia, Iglesias, Silvia, Menéndez, Mireia, Teulé, Alex, Ballinger, Mandy L., Thomas, David M., Campbell, Ainsley, Field, Mike, Harris, Marion, Kirk, Judy, Pachter, Nicholas, Poplawski, Nicola, Susman, Rachel, Tucker, Kathy, Wallis, Mathew, Williams, Rachel, Cops, Elisa, Goldgar, David, James, Paul A., Spurdle, Amanda B., Amor, David, Andrews, Lesley, Antill, Yoland, Balleine, Rosemary, Beesley, Jonathan, Bennett, Ian, Bogwitz, Michael, Bodek, Simon, Botes, Leon, Brennan, Meagan, Brown, Melissa, Buckley, Michael, Burke, Jo, Butow, Phyllis, Caldon, Liz, Campbell, Ian, Cao, Michelle, Chakrabarti, Anannya, Chauhan, Deepa, Chauhan, Manisha, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Christian, Alice, Cohen, Paul, Colley, Alison, Crook, Ashley, Cui, James, Courtney, Eliza, Cummings, Margaret, Dawson, Sarah-Jane, deFazio, Anna, Delatycki, Martin, Dickson, Rebecca, Dixon, Joanne, Edkins, Ted, Edwards, Stacey, Farshid, Gelareh, Fellows, Andrew, Fenton, Georgina, Field, Michael, Flanagan, James, Fong, Peter, Forrest, Laura, Fox, Stephen, French, Juliet, Friedlander, Michael, Gaff, Clara, Gattas, Mike, George, Peter, Greening, Sian, Harris, Marion, Hart, Stewart, Hayward, Nick, Hopper, John, Hoskins, Cass, Hunt, Clare, James, Paul, Jenkins, Mark, Kidd, Alexa, Kirk, Judy, Koehler, Jessica, Kollias, James, Lakhani, Sunil, Lawrence, Mitchell, Lee, Jason, Li, Shuai, Lindeman, Geoff, Lippey, Jocelyn, Lipton, Lara, Lobb, Liz, Loi, Sherene, Mann, Graham, Marsh, Deborah, McLachlan, Sue Anne, Meiser, Bettina, Milne, Roger, Nightingale, Sophie, OʼConnell, Shona, OʼSullivan, Sarah, Ortega, David Gallego, Pachter, Nick, Pang, Jia-Min, Pathak, Gargi, Patterson, Briony, Pearn, Amy, Phillips, Kelly, Pieper, Ellen, Ramus, Susan, Rickard, Edwina, Robinson, Bridget, Saleh, Mona, Skandarajah, Anita, Salisbury, Elizabeth, Saunders, Christobel, Saunus, Jodi, Savas, Peter, Scott, Rodney, Scott, Clare, Sexton, Adrienne, Shaw, Joanne, Shelling, Andrew, Srinivasa, Shweta, Simpson, Peter, Southey, Melissa, Spurdle, Amanda, Taylor, Jessica, Taylor, Renea, Thorne, Heather, Trainer, Alison, Tucker, Kathy, Visvader, Jane, Walker, Logan, Williams, Rachael, Winship, Ingrid, Young, Mary Ann, and Zaheed, Milita

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2024
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3. Long-term cost-effectiveness of a melanoma prevention program using genomic risk information compared with standard prevention advice in Australia

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Newson, Ainsley J., Morton, Rachael L., Kimlin, Michael, Keogh, Louise, Law, Matthew, Kirk, Judy, Dobbinson, Suzanne J., Kanetsky, Peter, Mann, Graham, Dawkins, Hugh, Savard, Jacqueline, Dunlop, Kate, Trevena, Lyndal, Jenkins, Mark, Allen, Martin, Butow, Phyllis, Wordsworth, Sarah, Lo, Serigne, Low, Cynthia, Smit, Amelia K., Espinoza, David, Cust, Anne E., Law, Chi Kin, Fernandez-Penas, Pablo, Nieweg, Omgo E., and Menzies, Alexander M.

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2023
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5. The impact of coding germline variants on contralateral breast cancer risk and survival

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Sahlberg, Kristine K., Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Gram, Inger Torhild, Olsen, Karina Standahl, Engebråten, Olav, Naume, Bjørn, Geisler, Jürgen, OSBREAC, Grenaker Alnæs, Grethe I., Amor, David, Andrews, Lesley, Antill, Yoland, Balleine, Rosemary, Beesley, Jonathan, Bennett, Ian, Bogwitz, Michael, Botes, Leon, Brennan, Meagan, Brown, Melissa, Buckley, Michael, Burke, Jo, Butow, Phyllis, Caldon, Liz, Campbell, Ian, Cao, Michelle, Chakrabarti, Anannya, Chauhan, Deepa, Chauhan, Manisha, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Christian, Alice, Cohen, Paul, Colley, Alison, Crook, Ashley, Cui, James, Courtney, Eliza, Cummings, Margaret, Dawson, Sarah-Jane, DeFazio, Anna, Delatycki, Martin, Dickson, Rebecca, Dixon, Joanne, Edkins, Ted, Edwards, Stacey, Farshid, Gelareh, Fellows, Andrew, Fenton, Georgina, Field, Michael, Flanagan, James, Fong, Peter, Forrest, Laura, Fox, Stephen, French, Juliet, Friedlander, Michael, Gaff, Clara, Gattas, Mike, George, Peter, Greening, Sian, Harris, Marion, Hart, Stewart, Hayward, Nick, Hopper, John, Hoskins, Cass, Hunt, Clare, James, Paul, Jenkins, Mark, Kidd, Alexa, Kirk, Judy, Koehler, Jessica, Kollias, James, Lakhani, Sunil, Lawrence, Mitchell, Lee, Jason, Li, Shuai, Lindeman, Geoff, Lipton, Lara, Lobb, Liz, Loi, Sherene, Mann, Graham, Marsh, Deborah, McLachlan, Sue Anne, Meiser, Bettina, Milne, Roger, Nightingale, Sophie, O'Connell, Shona, O'Sullivan, Sarah, Ortega, David Gallego, Pachter, Nick, Pang, Jia-Min, Pathak, Gargi, Patterson, Briony, Pearn, Amy, Phillips, Kelly, Pieper, Ellen, Ramus, Susan, Rickard, Edwina, Robinson, Bridget, Saleh, Mona, Skandarajah, Anita, Salisbury, Elizabeth, Saunders, Christobel, Saunus, Jodi, Scott, Rodney, Scott, Clare, Sexton, Adrienne, Shelling, Andrew, Simpson, Peter, Southey, Melissa, Spurdle, Amanda, Taylor, Jessica, Taylor, Renea, Thorne, Heather, Trainer, Alison, Tucker, Kathy, Visvader, Jane, Walker, Logan, Williams, Rachael, Winship, Ingrid, Young, Mary Ann, Zaheed, Milita, Morra, Anna, Mavaddat, Nasim, Muranen, Taru A., Ahearn, Thomas U., Allen, Jamie, Andrulis, Irene L., Auvinen, Päivi, Becher, Heiko, Behrens, Sabine, Blomqvist, Carl, Bojesen, Stig E., Bolla, Manjeet K., Brauch, Hiltrud, Camp, Nicola J., Carvalho, Sara, Castelao, Jose E., Cessna, Melissa H., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Czene, Kamila, Decker, Brennan, Dennis, Joe, Dörk, Thilo, Dorling, Leila, Dunning, Alison M., Ekici, Arif B., Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Figueroa, Jonine D., Flyger, Henrik, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, García-Closas, Montserrat, Geurts-Giele, Willemina R.R., Giles, Graham G., Guénel, Pascal, Gündert, Melanie, Hahnen, Eric, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Harrington, Patricia A., He, Wei, Heikkilä, Päivi, Hooning, Maartje J., Hoppe, Reiner, Howell, Anthony, Humphreys, Keith, Jakubowska, Anna, Jung, Audrey Y., Keeman, Renske, Kristensen, Vessela N., Lubiński, Jan, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoochehri, Mehdi, Manoukian, Siranoush, Margolin, Sara, Mavroudis, Dimitrios, Milne, Roger L., Mulligan, Anna Marie, Newman, William G., Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Peterlongo, Paolo, Pharoah, Paul D.P., Rhenius, Valerie, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sawyer, Elinor J., Schmutzler, Rita K., Shah, Mitul, Spurdle, Amanda B., Tomlinson, Ian, Truong, Thérèse, van Veen, Elke M., Vreeswijk, Maaike P.G., Wang, Qin, Wendt, Camilla, Yang, Xiaohong R., Nevanlinna, Heli, Devilee, Peter, Easton, Douglas F., and Schmidt, Marjanka K.

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2023
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6. BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic sequence variants in women of African origin or ancestry

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Friebel, Tara M, Andrulis, Irene L, Balmaña, Judith, Blanco, Amie M, Couch, Fergus J, Daly, Mary B, Domchek, Susan M, Easton, Douglas F, Foulkes, William D, Ganz, Patricia A, Garber, Judy, Glendon, Gord, Greene, Mark H, Hulick, Peter J, Isaacs, Claudine, Jankowitz, Rachel C, Karlan, Beth Y, Kirk, Judy, Kwong, Ava, Lee, Annette, Lesueur, Fabienne, Lu, Karen H, Nathanson, Katherine L, Neuhausen, Susan L, Offit, Kenneth, Palmero, Edenir I, Sharma, Priyanka, Tischkowitz, Marc, Toland, Amanda E, Tung, Nadine, van Rensburg, Elizabeth J, Vega, Ana, Weitzel, Jeffrey N, Collaborators, GEMO Study, Hoskins, Kent F, Maga, Tara, Parsons, Michael T, McGuffog, Lesley, Antoniou, Antonis C, Chenevix‐Trench, Georgia, Huo, Dezheng, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, and Rebbeck, Timothy R

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Biological Sciences, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Genetics, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Alleles, BRCA1 Protein, BRCA2 Protein, Black People, Female, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetic Variation, Humans, Mutation, Population Surveillance, African ancestry, BRCA1, BRCA2, mutation, pathogenic sequence variant, Clinical Sciences, Genetics & Heredity, Clinical sciences
Abstract

BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) pathogenic sequence variants (PSVs) confer elevated risks of multiple cancers. However, most BRCA1/2 PSVs reports focus on European ancestry individuals. Knowledge of the PSV distribution in African descent individuals is poorly understood. We undertook a systematic review of the published literature and publicly available databases reporting BRCA1/2 PSVs also accessed the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA) database to identify African or African descent individuals. Using these data, we inferred which of the BRCA PSVs were likely to be of African continental origin. Of the 43,817 BRCA1/2 PSV carriers in the CIMBA database, 469 (1%) were of African descent. Additional African descent individuals were identified in public databases (n = 291) and the literature (n = 601). We identified 164 unique BRCA1 and 173 unique BRCA2 PSVs in individuals of African ancestry. Of these, 83 BRCA1 and 91 BRCA2 PSVs are of likely or possible African origin. We observed numerous differences in the distribution of PSV type and function in African origin versus non-African origin PSVs. Research in populations of African ancestry with BRCA1/2 PSVs is needed to provide the information needed for clinical management and decision-making in African descent individuals worldwide.

Published
2019

7. "Out of the blue": A qualitative study exploring the experiences of women and next of kin receiving unexpected results from BRA‐STRAP research gene panel testing.

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Morrow, April, Speechly, Catherine, Young, Alison Luk, Tucker, Kathy, Harris, Rebecca, Poplawski, Nicola, Andrews, Lesley, Nguyen Dumont, Tu, Kirk, Judy, Southey, Melissa C., and Willis, Amanda

Abstract

In the genomic era, the availability of gene panel and whole genome/exome sequencing is rapidly increasing. Opportunities for providing former patients with new genetic information are also increasing over time and recontacting former patients with new information is likely to become more common. Breast cancer Refined Analysis of Sequence Tests—Risk And Penetrance (BRA‐STRAP) is an Australian study of individuals who had previously undertaken BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing, with no pathogenic variants detected. Using a waiver of consent, stored DNA samples were retested using a breast/ovarian cancer gene panel and clinically significant results returned to the patient (or next of kin, if deceased). This qualitative study aimed to explore patient experiences, opinions, and expectations of recontacting in the Australian hereditary cancer setting. Participants were familial cancer clinic patients (or next of kin) who were notified of a new pathogenic variant identified via BRA‐STRAP. In‐depth, semi‐structured interviews were conducted approximately 6 weeks post‐result. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using an inductive thematic approach. Thirty participants (all female; average age = 57; range 36–84) were interviewed. Twenty‐five were probands, and five were next of kin. Most women reported initial shock upon being recontacted with unexpected news, after having obtained a sense of closure related to their initial genetic testing experiences and cancer diagnosis. For most, this initial distress was short‐lived, followed by a process of readjustment, meaning‐making and adaptation that was facilitated by perceived clinical and personal utility of the information. Women were overall satisfied with the waiver of consent approach and recontacting process. Results are in line with previous studies suggesting that patients have positive attitudes about recontacting. Women in this study valued new genetic information gained from retesting and were satisfied with the BRA‐STRAP recontact model. Practice implications to facilitate readjustment and promote psychosocial adaptation were identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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8. Impact of personal genomic risk information on melanoma prevention behaviors and psychological outcomes: a randomized controlled trial

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Smit, Amelia K., Allen, Martin, Beswick, Brooke, Butow, Phyllis, Dawkins, Hugh, Dobbinson, Suzanne J., Dunlop, Kate L., Espinoza, David, Fenton, Georgina, Kanetsky, Peter A., Keogh, Louise, Kimlin, Michael G., Kirk, Judy, Law, Matthew H., Lo, Serigne, Low, Cynthia, Mann, Graham J., Reyes-Marcelino, Gillian, Morton, Rachael L., Newson, Ainsley J., Savard, Jacqueline, Trevena, Lyndal, Wordsworth, Sarah, and Cust, Anne E.

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2021
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11. Association of breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers with genetic variants showing differential allelic expression: identification of a modifier of breast cancer risk at locus 11q22.3.

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Hamdi, Yosr, Soucy, Penny, Kuchenbaeker, Karoline B, Pastinen, Tomi, Droit, Arnaud, Lemaçon, Audrey, Adlard, Julian, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Andrulis, Irene L, Arason, Adalgeir, Arnold, Norbert, Arun, Banu K, Azzollini, Jacopo, Bane, Anita, Barjhoux, Laure, Barrowdale, Daniel, Benitez, Javier, Berthet, Pascaline, Blok, Marinus J, Bobolis, Kristie, Bonadona, Valérie, Bonanni, Bernardo, Bradbury, Angela R, Brewer, Carole, Buecher, Bruno, Buys, Saundra S, Caligo, Maria A, Chiquette, Jocelyne, Chung, Wendy K, Claes, Kathleen BM, Daly, Mary B, Damiola, Francesca, Davidson, Rosemarie, De la Hoya, Miguel, De Leeneer, Kim, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Dolcetti, Riccardo, Domchek, Susan M, Dorfling, Cecilia M, Eccles, Diana, Eeles, Ros, Einbeigi, Zakaria, Ejlertsen, Bent, EMBRACE, Engel, Christoph, Gareth Evans, D, Feliubadalo, Lidia, Foretova, Lenka, Fostira, Florentia, Foulkes, William D, Fountzilas, George, Friedman, Eitan, Frost, Debra, Ganschow, Pamela, Ganz, Patricia A, Garber, Judy, Gayther, Simon A, GEMO Study Collaborators, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K, Goldgar, David E, Greene, Mark H, Gronwald, Jacek, Hahnen, Eric, Hamann, Ute, Hansen, Thomas VO, Hart, Steven, Hays, John L, HEBON, Hogervorst, Frans BL, Hulick, Peter J, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, Isaacs, Claudine, Izatt, Louise, Jakubowska, Anna, James, Paul, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jensen, Uffe Birk, John, Esther M, Joseph, Vijai, Just, Walter, Kaczmarek, Katarzyna, Karlan, Beth Y, KConFab Investigators, Kets, Carolien M, Kirk, Judy, Kriege, Mieke, Laitman, Yael, Laurent, Maïté, Lazaro, Conxi, Leslie, Goska, Lester, Jenny, Lesueur, Fabienne, Liljegren, Annelie, Loman, Niklas, Loud, Jennifer T, Manoukian, Siranoush, and Mariani, Milena

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EMBRACE, GEMO Study Collaborators, HEBON, KConFab Investigators, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11, Humans, Breast Neoplasms, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Risk, Gene Expression, Heterozygote, Mutation, Alleles, Genes, BRCA1, Genes, BRCA2, Quantitative Trait Loci, Female, Genetic Variation, Biomarkers, Tumor, BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, Breast cancer, Cis-regulatory variants, Differential allelic expression, Genetic modifiers, Genetic susceptibility, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11, Genes, BRCA1, BRCA2, Biomarkers, Tumor, Oncology & Carcinogenesis, Oncology and Carcinogenesis, Clinical Sciences
Abstract

PurposeCis-acting regulatory SNPs resulting in differential allelic expression (DAE) may, in part, explain the underlying phenotypic variation associated with many complex diseases. To investigate whether common variants associated with DAE were involved in breast cancer susceptibility among BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, a list of 175 genes was developed based of their involvement in cancer-related pathways.MethodsUsing data from a genome-wide map of SNPs associated with allelic expression, we assessed the association of ~320 SNPs located in the vicinity of these genes with breast and ovarian cancer risks in 15,252 BRCA1 and 8211 BRCA2 mutation carriers ascertained from 54 studies participating in the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2.ResultsWe identified a region on 11q22.3 that is significantly associated with breast cancer risk in BRCA1 mutation carriers (most significant SNP rs228595 p = 7 × 10-6). This association was absent in BRCA2 carriers (p = 0.57). The 11q22.3 region notably encompasses genes such as ACAT1, NPAT, and ATM. Expression quantitative trait loci associations were observed in both normal breast and tumors across this region, namely for ACAT1, ATM, and other genes. In silico analysis revealed some overlap between top risk-associated SNPs and relevant biological features in mammary cell data, which suggests potential functional significance.ConclusionWe identified 11q22.3 as a new modifier locus in BRCA1 carriers. Replication in larger studies using estrogen receptor (ER)-negative or triple-negative (i.e., ER-, progesterone receptor-, and HER2-negative) cases could therefore be helpful to confirm the association of this locus with breast cancer risk.

Published
2017

13. Population-based estimates of breast cancer risk for carriers of pathogenic variants identified by gene-panel testing

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Southey, Melissa C., Dowty, James G., Riaz, Moeen, Steen, Jason A., Renault, Anne-Laure, Tucker, Katherine, Kirk, Judy, James, Paul, Winship, Ingrid, Pachter, Nicholas, Poplawski, Nicola, Grist, Scott, Park, Daniel J., Pope, Bernard J., Mahmood, Khalid, Hammet, Fleur, Mahmoodi, Maryam, Tsimiklis, Helen, Theys, Derrick, Rewse, Amanda, Willis, Amanda, Morrow, April, Speechly, Catherine, Harris, Rebecca, Sebra, Robert, Schadt, Eric, Lacaze, Paul, McNeil, John J., Giles, Graham G., Milne, Roger L., Hopper, John L., and Nguyen-Dumont, Tú

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2021
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14. Whole genome, transcriptome and methylome profiling enhances actionable target discovery in high-risk pediatric cancer

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Wong, Marie, Mayoh, Chelsea, Lau, Loretta M. S., Khuong-Quang, Dong-Anh, Pinese, Mark, Kumar, Amit, Barahona, Paulette, Wilkie, Emilie E., Sullivan, Patricia, Bowen-James, Rachel, Syed, Mustafa, Martincorena, Iñigo, Abascal, Federico, Sherstyuk, Alexandra, Bolanos, Noemi A., Baber, Jonathan, Priestley, Peter, Dolman, M. Emmy M., Fleuren, Emmy D. G., Gauthier, Marie-Emilie, Mould, Emily V. A., Gayevskiy, Velimir, Gifford, Andrew J., Grebert-Wade, Dylan, Strong, Patrick A., Manouvrier, Elodie, Warby, Meera, Thomas, David M., Kirk, Judy, Tucker, Katherine, O’Brien, Tracey, Alvaro, Frank, McCowage, Geoffry B., Dalla-Pozza, Luciano, Gottardo, Nicholas G., Tapp, Heather, Wood, Paul, Khaw, Seong-Lin, Hansford, Jordan R., Moore, Andrew S., Norris, Murray D., Trahair, Toby N., Lock, Richard B., Tyrrell, Vanessa, Haber, Michelle, Marshall, Glenn M., Ziegler, David S., Ekert, Paul G., and Cowley, Mark J.

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2020
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15. Identification of six new susceptibility loci for invasive epithelial ovarian cancer.

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Kuchenbaecker, Karoline B, Ramus, Susan J, Tyrer, Jonathan, Lee, Andrew, Shen, Howard C, Beesley, Jonathan, Lawrenson, Kate, McGuffog, Lesley, Healey, Sue, Lee, Janet M, Spindler, Tassja J, Lin, Yvonne G, Pejovic, Tanja, Bean, Yukie, Li, Qiyuan, Coetzee, Simon, Hazelett, Dennis, Miron, Alexander, Southey, Melissa, Terry, Mary Beth, Goldgar, David E, Buys, Saundra S, Janavicius, Ramunas, Dorfling, Cecilia M, van Rensburg, Elizabeth J, Neuhausen, Susan L, Ding, Yuan Chun, Hansen, Thomas VO, Jønson, Lars, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Ejlertsen, Bent, Barrowdale, Daniel, Dennis, Joe, Benitez, Javier, Osorio, Ana, Garcia, Maria Jose, Komenaka, Ian, Weitzel, Jeffrey N, Ganschow, Pamela, Peterlongo, Paolo, Bernard, Loris, Viel, Alessandra, Bonanni, Bernardo, Peissel, Bernard, Manoukian, Siranoush, Radice, Paolo, Papi, Laura, Ottini, Laura, Fostira, Florentia, Konstantopoulou, Irene, Garber, Judy, Frost, Debra, Perkins, Jo, Platte, Radka, Ellis, Steve, EMBRACE, Godwin, Andrew K, Schmutzler, Rita Katharina, Meindl, Alfons, Engel, Christoph, Sutter, Christian, Sinilnikova, Olga M, GEMO Study Collaborators, Damiola, Francesca, Mazoyer, Sylvie, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Claes, Kathleen, De Leeneer, Kim, Kirk, Judy, Rodriguez, Gustavo C, Piedmonte, Marion, O'Malley, David M, de la Hoya, Miguel, Caldes, Trinidad, Aittomäki, Kristiina, Nevanlinna, Heli, Collée, J Margriet, Rookus, Matti A, Oosterwijk, Jan C, Breast Cancer Family Registry, Tihomirova, Laima, Tung, Nadine, Hamann, Ute, Isaccs, Claudine, Tischkowitz, Marc, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, Caligo, Maria A, Campbell, Ian G, Hogervorst, Frans BL, HEBON, Olah, Edith, Diez, Orland, Blanco, Ignacio, Brunet, Joan, Lazaro, Conxi, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Jakubowska, Anna, Gronwald, Jacek, Lubinski, Jan, and Sukiennicki, Grzegorz

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EMBRACE, GEMO Study Collaborators, Breast Cancer Family Registry, HEBON, KConFab Investigators, Australian Cancer Study, Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group, Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1 and BRCA2, Humans, Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial, Ovarian Neoplasms, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, BRCA1 Protein, BRCA2 Protein, Risk, Genotype, Heterozygote, Mutation, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Alleles, Genes, Reporter, Quantitative Trait Loci, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Genome-Wide Association Study, Young Adult, Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial, Human Genome, Rare Diseases, Genetics, Cancer, Prevention, Ovarian Cancer, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Aetiology, Biological Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Developmental Biology
Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 12 epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) susceptibility alleles. The pattern of association at these loci is consistent in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers who are at high risk of EOC. After imputation to 1000 Genomes Project data, we assessed associations of 11 million genetic variants with EOC risk from 15,437 cases unselected for family history and 30,845 controls and from 15,252 BRCA1 mutation carriers and 8,211 BRCA2 mutation carriers (3,096 with ovarian cancer), and we combined the results in a meta-analysis. This new study design yielded increased statistical power, leading to the discovery of six new EOC susceptibility loci. Variants at 1p36 (nearest gene, WNT4), 4q26 (SYNPO2), 9q34.2 (ABO) and 17q11.2 (ATAD5) were associated with EOC risk, and at 1p34.3 (RSPO1) and 6p22.1 (GPX6) variants were specifically associated with the serous EOC subtype, all with P < 5 × 10(-8). Incorporating these variants into risk assessment tools will improve clinical risk predictions for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.

Published
2015

16. Co-observation of germline pathogenic variants in breast cancer predisposition genes: Results from analysis of the BRIDGES sequencing dataset

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Sahlberg, Kristine K., Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Gram, Inger Torhild, Olsen, Karina Standahl, Engebråten, Olav, Naume, Bjørn, Geisler, Jürgen, OSBREAC, Grenaker Alnæs, Grethe I., Amor, David, Andrews, Lesley, Antill, Yoland, Balleine, Rosemary, Beesley, Jonathan, Bennett, Ian, Bogwitz, Michael, Bodek, Simon, Botes, Leon, Brennan, Meagan, Brown, Melissa, Buckley, Michael, Burke, Jo, Butow, Phyllis, Caldon, Liz, Campbell, Ian, Cao, Michelle, Chakrabarti, Anannya, Chauhan, Deepa, Chauhan, Manisha, Christian, Alice, Cohen, Paul, Colley, Alison, Crook, Ashley, Cui, James, Courtney, Eliza, Cummings, Margaret, Dawson, Sarah-Jane, deFazio, Anna, Delatycki, Martin, Dickson, Rebecca, Dixon, Joanne, Edwards, Stacey, Farshid, Gelareh, Fellows, Andrew, Fenton, Georgina, Field, Michael, Flanagan, James, Fong, Peter, Forrest, Laura, Fox, Stephen, French, Juliet, Friedlander, Michael, Gaff, Clara, Gattas, Mike, George, Peter, Greening, Sian, Harris, Marion, Hart, Stewart, Harraka, Philip, Hayward, Nick, Hopper, John, Hoskins, Cass, Hunt, Clare, Jenkins, Mark, Kidd, Alexa, Kirk, Judy, Koehler, Jessica, Kollias, James, Lakhani, Sunil, Lawrence, Mitchell, Lee, Jason, Li, Shuai, Lindeman, Geoff, Lippey, Jocelyn, Lipton, Lara, Lobb, Liz, Loi, Sherene, Mann, Graham, Marsh, Deborah, McLachlan, Sue Anne, Meiser, Bettina, Nightingale, Sophie, O'Connell, Shona, O'Sullivan, Sarah, Ortega, David Gallego, Pachter, Nick, Pang, Jia-Min, Pathak, Gargi, Patterson, Briony, Pearn, Amy, Phillips, Kelly, Pieper, Ellen, Ramus, Susan, Rickard, Edwina, Ragunathan, Abi, Robinson, Bridget, Saleh, Mona, Skandarajah, Anita, Salisbury, Elizabeth, Saunders, Christobel, Saunus, Jodi, Savas, Peter, Scott, Rodney, Scott, Clare, Sexton, Adrienne, Shaw, Joanne, Shelling, Andrew, Srinivasa, Shweta, Simpson, Peter, Taylor, Jessica, Taylor, Renea, Thorne, Heather, Trainer, Alison, Tucker, Kathy, Visvader, Jane, Walker, Logan, Williams, Rachael, Winship, Ingrid, Young, Mary Ann, Zaheed, Milita, Davidson, Aimee L., Michailidou, Kyriaki, Parsons, Michael T., Fortuno, Cristina, Bolla, Manjeet K., Wang, Qin, Dennis, Joe, Naven, Marc, Abubakar, Mustapha, Ahearn, Thomas U., Alonso, M. Rosario, Andrulis, Irene L., Antoniou, Antonis C., Auvinen, Päivi, Behrens, Sabine, Bermisheva, Marina A., Bogdanova, Natalia V., Bojesen, Stig E., Brüning, Thomas, Byers, Helen J., Camp, Nicola J., Campbell, Archie, Castelao, Jose E., Cessna, Melissa H., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen J., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Collée, J. Margriet, Czene, Kamila, Dörk, Thilo, Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D. Gareth, Fasching, Peter A., Figueroa, Jonine D., Flyger, Henrik, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, García-Closas, Montserrat, Glendon, Gord, González-Neira, Anna, Grassmann, Felix, Gronwald, Jacek, Guénel, Pascal, Hadjisavvas, Andreas, Haeberle, Lothar, Hall, Per, Hamann, Ute, Hartman, Mikael, Ho, Peh Joo, Hooning, Maartje J., Hoppe, Reiner, Howell, Anthony, Jakubowska, Anna, Khusnutdinova, Elza K., Kristensen, Vessela N., Li, Jingmei, Lim, Joanna, Lindblom, Annika, Liu, Jenny, Lophatananon, Artitaya, Mannermaa, Arto, Mavroudis, Dimitrios A., Mensenkamp, Arjen R., Milne, Roger L., Muir, Kenneth R., Newman, William G., Obi, Nadia, Panayiotidis, Mihalis I., Park, Sue K., Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Peterlongo, Paolo, Radice, Paolo, Rashid, Muhammad U., Rhenius, Valerie, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sawyer, Elinor J., Schmidt, Marjanka K., Seibold, Petra, Shah, Mitul, Southey, Melissa C., Teo, Soo Hwang, Tomlinson, Ian, Torres, Diana, Truong, Thérèse, van de Beek, Irma, van der Hout, Annemieke H., Wendt, Camilla C., Dunning, Alison M., Pharoah, Paul D.P., Devilee, Peter, Easton, Douglas F., James, Paul A., and Spurdle, Amanda B.

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2024
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17. Identifying primary and secondary MLH1 epimutation carriers displaying low-level constitutional MLH1 methylation using droplet digital PCR and genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of colorectal cancers

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Joo, Jihoon E., Mahmood, Khalid, Walker, Romy, Georgeson, Peter, Candiloro, Ida, Clendenning, Mark, Como, Julia, Joseland, Sharelle, Preston, Susan, Graversen, Lise, Wilding, Mathilda, Field, Michael, Lemon, Michelle, Wakeling, Janette, Marfan, Helen, Susman, Rachel, Isbister, Joanne, Edwards, Emma, Bowman, Michelle, Kirk, Judy, Ip, Emilia, McKay, Lynne, Antill, Yoland, Hopper, John L., Boussioutas, Alex, Macrae, Finlay A., Dobrovic, Alexander, Jenkins, Mark A., Rosty, Christophe, Winship, Ingrid M., and Buchanan, Daniel D.

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Genome wide DNA methylation, MLH1 epimutation, Lynch syndrome, MLH1 methylation, MMR deficiency, Colorectal cancer
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Background: MLH1 epimutation is characterised by constitutional monoallelic MLH1 promoter hypermethylation, which can cause colorectal cancer (CRC). Tumour molecular profiles of MLH1 epimutation CRCs were used to classify germline MLH1 promoter variants of uncertain significance and MLH1 methylated early-onset CRCs (EOCRCs). Genome-wide DNA methylation and somatic mutational profiles of tumours from two germline MLH1: c.-11C > T and one MLH1: c.-[28A > G; 7C > T] carriers and three MLH1 methylated EOCRCs (< 45 years) were compared with 38 reference CRCs. Methylation-sensitive droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) was used to detect mosaic MLH1 methylation in blood, normal mucosa and buccal DNA. Results: Genome-wide methylation-based Consensus Clustering identified four clusters where the tumour methylation profiles of germline MLH1: c.-11C > T carriers and MLH1 methylated EOCRCs clustered with the constitutional MLH1 epimutation CRCs but not with the sporadic MLH1 methylated CRCs. Furthermore, monoallelic MLH1 methylation and APC promoter hypermethylation in tumour were observed in both MLH1 epimutation and germline MLH1: c.-11C > T carriers and MLH1 methylated EOCRCs. Mosaic constitutional MLH1 methylation in MLH1: c.-11C > T carriers and 1 of 3 MLH1 methylated EOCRCs was identified by methylation-sensitive ddPCR. Conclusions: Mosaic MLH1 epimutation underlies the CRC aetiology in MLH1: c.-11C > T germline carriers and a subset of MLH1 methylated EOCRCs. Tumour profiling and ultra-sensitive ddPCR methylation testing can be used to identify mosaic MLH1 epimutation carriers.

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2023

18. Genotype--phenotype correlations in paediatric and adolescent phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma: a cross-sectional study.

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Seabrook, Amanda, Vasudevan, Anand, Neville, Kristen, Gerstl, Brigitte, Benn, Diana, Smith, Janine, Kirk, Judy, Gill, Anthony, Clifton-Bligh, Roderick, and Tucker, Katherine

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PARAGANGLIOMA, CROSS-sectional method, TUMOR suppressor genes, YOUNG adults, GENOTYPES, TEENAGERS
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This article discusses several studies on pediatric and adolescent patients with phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PC/PGL). The studies found that these conditions are associated with high morbidity and mortality, and there is a higher occurrence of germline pathogenic variants in younger patients compared to adults. The incidence of PC/PGL in young people is low, but when they do occur, there is a high probability of an underlying germline mutation. The studies recommend genetic counseling, investigation for hereditary causes, and surveillance for recurrence and syndromic tumors in pediatric and adolescent patients with PC/PGL. Another study examined demographic and clinical details of patients with PC/PGL and found no significant difference in the age of diagnosis between patients with sporadic and hereditary disease. Patients with hereditary disease were more likely to have a family history of syndromic tumors. The study also found that patients with hereditary disease were more likely to have PC and functional tumors. A separate study focused on pediatric patients diagnosed with PC/PGL in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and found an incidence rate of 0.45 cases per million person years. The study highlighted the importance of early diagnosis and surveillance for improved clinical outcomes. The article also discusses surveillance and genetic testing recommendations for pediatric and adolescent patients with PC/PGL, including clinical and biochemical testing, anatomical imaging, and molecular testing for hereditary causes. The article emphasizes the importance of referring pediatric patients to familial cancer services [Extracted from the article]

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2024
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19. DNA Mismatch Repair Gene Variant Classification: Evaluating the Utility of Somatic Mutations and Mismatch Repair Deficient Colonic Crypts and Endometrial Glands

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Walker, Romy, primary, Mahmood, Khalid, additional, Como, Julia, additional, Clendenning, Mark, additional, Joo, Jihoon E., additional, Georgeson, Peter, additional, Joseland, Sharelle, additional, Preston, Susan G., additional, Pope, Bernard J., additional, Chan, James M., additional, Austin, Rachel, additional, Bojadzieva, Jasmina, additional, Campbell, Ainsley, additional, Edwards, Emma, additional, Gleeson, Margaret, additional, Goodwin, Annabel, additional, Harris, Marion T., additional, Ip, Emilia, additional, Kirk, Judy, additional, Mansour, Julia, additional, Mar Fan, Helen, additional, Nichols, Cassandra, additional, Pachter, Nicholas, additional, Ragunathan, Abiramy, additional, Spigelman, Allan, additional, Susman, Rachel, additional, Christie, Michael, additional, Jenkins, Mark A., additional, Pai, Rish K., additional, Rosty, Christophe, additional, Macrae, Finlay A., additional, Winship, Ingrid M., additional, and Buchanan, Daniel D., additional

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2023
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21. Parents’ expectations, preferences, and recall of germline findings in a childhood cancer precision medicine trial

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McGill, Brittany C., primary, Wakefield, Claire E., additional, Tucker, Katherine M., additional, Daly, Rebecca A., additional, Donoghoe, Mark W., additional, Vetsch, Janine, additional, Warby, Meera, additional, Fuentes‐Bolanos, Noemi A., additional, Barlow‐Stewart, Kristine, additional, Kirk, Judy, additional, Courtney, Eliza, additional, O’Brien, Tracey A., additional, Marshall, Glenn M., additional, Pinese, Mark, additional, Cowley, Mark J., additional, Tyrrell, Vanessa, additional, Deyell, Rebecca J., additional, Ziegler, David S., additional, and Hetherington, Kate, additional

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2023
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26. Older age should not be a barrier to testing for somatic variants in homologous recombination DNA repair-related genes in patients with high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma

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Pitiyarachchi, Omali, primary, Lee, Yeh Chen, additional, Sim, Hao-Wen, additional, Srirangan, Sivatharsny, additional, Mapagu, Cristina, additional, Kirk, Judy, additional, Harnett, Paul R., additional, Balleine, Rosemary L., additional, Bowtell, David D.L., additional, Samimi, Goli, additional, Brand, Alison H., additional, Marsh, Deborah J., additional, Beale, Philip, additional, Anderson, Lyndal, additional, Bouantoun, Natalie, additional, Provan, Pamela, additional, Ramus, Susan J., additional, DeFazio, Anna, additional, and Friedlander, Michael, additional

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2023
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27. Supplementary materials (clean version) from A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Impact of Giving Information on Personalized Genomic Risk of Melanoma to the Public

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Smit, Amelia K., primary, Espinoza, David, primary, Newson, Ainsley J., primary, Morton, Rachael L., primary, Fenton, Georgina, primary, Freeman, Lucinda, primary, Dunlop, Kate, primary, Butow, Phyllis N., primary, Law, Matthew H., primary, Kimlin, Michael G., primary, Keogh, Louise A., primary, Dobbinson, Suzanne J., primary, Kirk, Judy, primary, Kanetsky, Peter A., primary, Mann, Graham J., primary, and Cust, Anne E., primary

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2023
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28. Personalised risk booklet - an example from A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Impact of Giving Information on Personalized Genomic Risk of Melanoma to the Public

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Smit, Amelia K., primary, Espinoza, David, primary, Newson, Ainsley J., primary, Morton, Rachael L., primary, Fenton, Georgina, primary, Freeman, Lucinda, primary, Dunlop, Kate, primary, Butow, Phyllis N., primary, Law, Matthew H., primary, Kimlin, Michael G., primary, Keogh, Louise A., primary, Dobbinson, Suzanne J., primary, Kirk, Judy, primary, Kanetsky, Peter A., primary, Mann, Graham J., primary, and Cust, Anne E., primary

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2023
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34. Risks of breast and ovarian cancer for women harboring pathogenic missense variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 compared with those harboring protein truncating variants

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Li, Hongyan, primary, Engel, Christoph, additional, Hoya, Miguel de la, additional, Peterlongo, Paolo, additional, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, additional, Livraghi, Luca, additional, Radice, Paolo, additional, Thomassen, Mads, additional, Hansen, Thomas V.O., additional, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, additional, Nielsen, Henriette R., additional, Caputo, Sandrine M., additional, Zambelli, Alberto, additional, Borg, Ake, additional, Solano, Angela, additional, Thomas, Abigail, additional, Parsons, Michael T., additional, Antoniou, Antonis C., additional, Leslie, Goska, additional, Yang, Xin, additional, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, additional, Caldes, Trinidad, additional, Kwong, Ava, additional, Pedersen, Inge Søkilde, additional, Lautrup, Charlotte K., additional, John, Esther M., additional, Terry, Mary Beth, additional, Hopper, John L., additional, Southey, Melissa C., additional, Andrulis, Irene L., additional, Tischkowitz, Marc, additional, Janavicius, Ramunas, additional, Boonen, Susanne E., additional, Kroeldrup, Lone, additional, Varesco, Liliana, additional, Hamann, Ute, additional, Vega, Ana, additional, Palmero, Edenir I., additional, Garber, Judy, additional, Montagna, Marco, additional, Van Asperen, Christi J., additional, Foretova, Lenka, additional, Greene, Mark H., additional, Selkirk, Tina, additional, Moller, Pal, additional, Toland, Amanda E., additional, Domchek, Susan M., additional, James, Paul A., additional, Thorne, Heather, additional, Eccles, Diana M., additional, Nielsen, Sarah M., additional, Manoukian, Siranoush, additional, Pasini, Barbara, additional, Caligo, Maria A., additional, Lazaro, Conxi, additional, Kirk, Judy, additional, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, additional, Spurdle, Amanda B., additional, Couch, Fergus J., additional, Schmutzler, Rita, additional, and Goldgar, David E., additional

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2022
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35. Targeted Prostate Cancer Screening in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Results from the Initial Screening Round of the IMPACT Study

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Bancroft, Elizabeth K., Page, Elizabeth C., Castro, Elena, Lilja, Hans, Vickers, Andrew, Sjoberg, Daniel, Assel, Melissa, Foster, Christopher S., Mitchell, Gillian, Drew, Kate, Mæhle, Lovise, Axcrona, Karol, Evans, D. Gareth, Bulman, Barbara, Eccles, Diana, McBride, Donna, van Asperen, Christi, Vasen, Hans, Kiemeney, Lambertus A., Ringelberg, Janneke, Cybulski, Cezary, Wokolorczyk, Dominika, Selkirk, Christina, Hulick, Peter J., Bojesen, Anders, Skytte, Anne-Bine, Lam, Jimmy, Taylor, Louise, Oldenburg, Rogier, Cremers, Ruben, Verhaegh, Gerald, van Zelst-Stams, Wendy A., Oosterwijk, Jan C., Blanco, Ignacio, Salinas, Monica, Cook, Jackie, Rosario, Derek J., Buys, Saundra, Conner, Tom, Ausems, Margreet G., Ong, Kai-ren, Hoffman, Jonathan, Domchek, Susan, Powers, Jacquelyn, Teixeira, Manuel R., Maia, Sofia, Foulkes, William D., Taherian, Nassim, Ruijs, Marielle, den Enden, Apollonia T. Helderman-van, Izatt, Louise, Davidson, Rosemarie, Adank, Muriel A., Walker, Lisa, Schmutzler, Rita, Tucker, Kathy, Kirk, Judy, Hodgson, Shirley, Harris, Marion, Douglas, Fiona, Lindeman, Geoffrey J., Zgajnar, Janez, Tischkowitz, Marc, Clowes, Virginia E., Susman, Rachel, Ramón y Cajal, Teresa, Patcher, Nicholas, Gadea, Neus, Spigelman, Allan, van Os, Theo, Liljegren, Annelie, Side, Lucy, Brewer, Carole, Brady, Angela F., Donaldson, Alan, Stefansdottir, Vigdis, Friedman, Eitan, Chen-Shtoyerman, Rakefet, Amor, David J., Copakova, Lucia, Barwell, Julian, Giri, Veda N., Murthy, Vedang, Nicolai, Nicola, Teo, Soo-Hwang, Greenhalgh, Lynn, Strom, Sara, Henderson, Alex, McGrath, John, Gallagher, David, Aaronson, Neil, Ardern-Jones, Audrey, Bangma, Chris, Dearnaley, David, Costello, Philandra, Eyfjord, Jorunn, Rothwell, Jeanette, Falconer, Alison, Gronberg, Henrik, Hamdy, Freddie C., Johannsson, Oskar, Khoo, Vincent, Kote-Jarai, Zsofia, Lubinski, Jan, Axcrona, Ulrika, Melia, Jane, McKinley, Joanne, Mitra, Anita V., Moynihan, Clare, Rennert, Gad, Suri, Mohnish, Wilson, Penny, Killick, Emma, Moss, Sue, and Eeles, Rosalind A.

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2014
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38. What’s in a Name? Parents’ and Healthcare Professionals’ Preferred Terminology for Pathogenic Variants in Childhood Cancer Predisposition Genes

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Hunter, Jacqueline D., primary, Robertson, Eden G., additional, Hetherington, Kate, additional, Ziegler, David S., additional, Marshall, Glenn M., additional, Kirk, Judy, additional, Marron, Jonathan M., additional, Denburg, Avram E., additional, Barlow-Stewart, Kristine, additional, Warby, Meera, additional, Tucker, Katherine M., additional, Lee, Brittany M., additional, O’Brien, Tracey A., additional, and Wakefield, Claire E., additional

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2022
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39. Risks of breast and ovarian cancer for women harboring pathogenic missense variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 compared with those harboring protein truncating variants

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Li, Hongyan, Engel, Christoph, de la Hoya, Miguel, Peterlongo, Paolo, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Livraghi, Luca, Radice, Paolo, Thomassen, Mads, Hansen, Thomas V. O., Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Nielsen, Henriette R., Caputo, Sandrine M., Zambelli, Alberto, Borg, Ake, Solano, Angela, Thomas, Abigail, Parsons, Michael T., Antoniou, Antonis C., Leslie, Goska, Yang, Xin, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Caldes, Trinidad, Kwong, Ava, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Lautrup, Charlotte K., John, Esther M., Terry, Mary Beth, Hopper, John L., Southey, Melissa C., Andrulis, Irene L., Tischkowitz, Marc, Janavicius, Ramunas, Boonen, Susanne E., Kroeldrup, Lone, Varesco, Liliana, Hamann, Ute, Vega, Ana, Palmero, Edenir, I, Garber, Judy, Montagna, Marco, Van Asperen, Christi J., Foretova, Lenka, Greene, Mark H., Selkirk, Tina, Moller, Pal, Toland, Amanda E., Domchek, Susan M., James, Paul A., Thorne, Heather, Eccles, Diana M., Nielsen, Sarah M., Manoukian, Siranoush, Pasini, Barbara, Caligo, Maria A., Lazaro, Conxi, Kirk, Judy, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Spurdle, Amanda B., Couch, Fergus J., Schmutzler, Rita, Goldgar, David E., Li, Hongyan, Engel, Christoph, de la Hoya, Miguel, Peterlongo, Paolo, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Livraghi, Luca, Radice, Paolo, Thomassen, Mads, Hansen, Thomas V. O., Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Nielsen, Henriette R., Caputo, Sandrine M., Zambelli, Alberto, Borg, Ake, Solano, Angela, Thomas, Abigail, Parsons, Michael T., Antoniou, Antonis C., Leslie, Goska, Yang, Xin, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Caldes, Trinidad, Kwong, Ava, Pedersen, Inge Sokilde, Lautrup, Charlotte K., John, Esther M., Terry, Mary Beth, Hopper, John L., Southey, Melissa C., Andrulis, Irene L., Tischkowitz, Marc, Janavicius, Ramunas, Boonen, Susanne E., Kroeldrup, Lone, Varesco, Liliana, Hamann, Ute, Vega, Ana, Palmero, Edenir, I, Garber, Judy, Montagna, Marco, Van Asperen, Christi J., Foretova, Lenka, Greene, Mark H., Selkirk, Tina, Moller, Pal, Toland, Amanda E., Domchek, Susan M., James, Paul A., Thorne, Heather, Eccles, Diana M., Nielsen, Sarah M., Manoukian, Siranoush, Pasini, Barbara, Caligo, Maria A., Lazaro, Conxi, Kirk, Judy, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Spurdle, Amanda B., Couch, Fergus J., Schmutzler, Rita, and Goldgar, David E.

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Purpose: Germline genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants has been a part of clinical practice for >2 decades. However, no studies have compared the cancer risks associated with missense pathogenic variants (PVs) with those associated with protein truncating (PTC) variants. Methods: We collected 582 informative pedigrees segregating 1 of 28 missense PVs in BRCA1 and 153 pedigrees segregating 1 of 12 missense PVs in BRCA2. We analyzed 324 pedigrees with PTC variants in BRCA1 and 214 pedigrees with PTC variants in BRCA2. Cancer risks were estimated using modified segregation analysis. Results: Estimated breast cancer risks were markedly lower for women aged >50 years carrying BRCA1 missense PVs than for the women carrying BRCA1 PTC variants (hazard ratio [HR] = 3.9 [2.4-6.2] for PVs vs 12.8 [5.7-28.7] for PTC variants; P =.01), particularly for missense PVs in the BRCA1 C-terminal domain (HR = 2.8 [1.4-5.6]; P =.005). In case of BRCA2, for women aged >50 years, the HR was 3.9 (2.0-7.2) for those heterozygous for missense PVs compared with 7.0 (3.3-14.7) for those harboring PTC variants. BRCA1 p.[Cys64Arg] and BRCA2 p.[Trp2626Cys] were associated with particularly low risks of breast cancer compared with other PVs. Conclusion: These results have important implications for the counseling of at-risk women who harbor missense PVs in the BRCA1/2 genes. (C) 2021 American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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2022

40. Identification of unique neoantigen qualities in long-term survivors of pancreatic cancer

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Balachandran, Vinod P., Łuksza, Marta, Zhao, Julia N., Makarov, Vladimir, Moral, John Alec, Remark, Romain, Herbst, Brian, Askan, Gokce, Bhanot, Umesh, Senbabaoglu, Yasin, Wells, Daniel K., Ormsby Cary, Charles Ian, Grbovic-Huezo, Olivera, Attiyeh, Marc, Medina, Benjamin, Zhang, Jennifer, Loo, Jennifer, Saglimbeni, Joseph, Abu-Akeel, Mohsen, Zappasodi, Roberta, Riaz, Nadeem, Smoragiewicz, Martin, Kelley, Larkin Z., Basturk, Olca, Johns, Amber L., Mead, Scott R., Gill, Anthony J., Chang, David K., McKay, Skye H., Chantrill, Lorraine A., Chin, Venessa T., Chou, Angela, Humphris, Jeremy L., Pajic, Marina, Steinmann, Angela, Arshi, Mehreen, Drury, Ali, Froio, Danielle, Morgan, Ashleigh, Timpson, Paul, Hermann, David, Vennin, Claire, Warren, Sean, Pinese, Mark, Wu, Jianmin, Pinho, Andreia V., Tucker, Katherine, Andrews, Lesley, Samra, Jaswinder S., Arena, Jennifer, Pavlakis, Nick, High, Hilda A., Mittal, Anubhav, Biankin, Andrew V., Bailey, Peter, Martin, Sancha, Musgrove, Elizabeth A., Jones, Marc D., Nourse, Craig, Jamieson, Nigel B., Stoita, Alina, Williams, David, Spigelman, Allan, Waddell, Nicola, Pearson, John V., Patch, Ann-Marie, Nones, Katia, Newell, Felicity, Mukhopadhyay, Pamela, Addala, Venkateswar, Kazakoff, Stephen, Holmes, Oliver, Leonard, Conrad, Wood, Scott, Xu, Christina, Grimmond, Sean M., Hofmann, Oliver, Wilson, Peter J., Christ, Angelika, Bruxner, Tim, Asghari, Ray, Merrett, Neil D., Pavey, Darren, Das, Amitabha, Goodwin, Annabel, Cosman, Peter H., Ismail, Kasim, O’Connor, Chelsie, Cooper, Caroline L., Grimison, Peter, Kench, James G., Sandroussi, Charbel, Lam, Vincent W., McLeod, Duncan, Nagrial, Adnan M., Kirk, Judy, James, Virginia, Texler, Michael, Forest, Cindy, Epari, Krishna P., Ballal, Mo, Fletcher, David R., Mukhedkar, Sanjay, Zeps, Nikolajs, Beilin, Maria, Feeney, Kynan, Nguyen, Nan Q., Ruszkiewicz, Andrew R., Worthley, Chris, Chen, John, Brooke-Smith, Mark E., Papangelis, Virginia, Clouston, Andrew D., Martin, Patrick, Barbour, Andrew P., O’Rourke, Thomas J., Fawcett, Jonathan W., Slater, Kellee, Hatzifotis, Michael, Hodgkinson, Peter, Nikfarjam, Mehrdad, Eshleman, James R., Hruban, Ralph H., Wolfgang, Christopher L., Hodgin, Mary, Scarpa, Aldo, Lawlor, Rita T., Beghelli, Stefania, Corbo, Vincenzo, Scardoni, Maria, Bassi, Claudio, Gönen, Mithat, Levine, Arnold J., Allen, Peter J., Fearon, Douglas T., Merad, Miriam, Gnjatic, Sacha, Iacobuzio-Donahue, Christine A., Wolchok, Jedd D., DeMatteo, Ronald P., Chan, Timothy A., Greenbaum, Benjamin D., Merghoub, Taha, and Leach, Steven D.

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2017
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44. Rare germline copy number variants (CNVs) and breast cancer risk

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Dennis, Joe, Tyrer, Jonathan, Walker, Logan C, Michailidou, Kyriaki, Dorling, Leila, Bolla, Manjeet K, Wang, Jean, Ahearn, Thomas U, Andrulis, Irene L, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Antonenkova, Natalia N, Arndt, Volker, Aronson, Kristan J, Freeman, Laura E Beane, Beckmann, Matthias W, Behrens, Sabine, Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Bogdanova, Natalia V, Bojesen, Stig E, Brenner, Hermann, Castelao, Jose E, Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Clarke, Christine L, Kristensen, Vessela N, Sahlberg, Kristine K, Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Gram, Inger Torhild, Engebråten, Olav, Naume, Bjørn, Geisler, Jürgen, Alnæs, Grethe I Grenaker, Collée, J Margriet, Lacey, James, Martinez, Elena, Couch, Fergus J, Cox, Angela, Cross, Simon S, Czene, Kamila, Devilee, Peter, Dörk, Thilo, Dossus, Laure, Eliassen, A Heather, Eriksson, Mikael, Evans, D Gareth, Fasching, Peter A, Figueroa, Jonine, Fletcher, Olivia, Flyger, Henrik, Fritschi, Lin, Gabrielson, Marike, Gago-Dominguez, Manuela, García-Closas, Montserrat, Giles, Graham G, González-Neira, Anna, Guénel, Pascal, Hahnen, Eric, Haiman, Christopher A, Hall, Per, Hollestelle, Antoinette, Hoppe, Reiner, Hopper, John L, Howell, Anthony, Clarke, Christine, Carpenter, Jane, Marsh, Deborah, Scott, Rodney, Baxter, Robert, Yip, Desmond, Davis, Alison, Pathmanathan, Nirmala, Simpson, Peter, Graham, Dinny, Sachchithananthan, Mythily, Campbell, Ian, De Fazio, Anna, Fox, Stephen, Kirk, Judy, Lindeman, Geoff, Milne, Roger, Southey, Melissa, Spurdle, Amanda, Thorne, Heather, Jager, Agnes, Jakubowska, Anna, John, Esther M, Johnson, Nichola, Jones, Michael E, Jung, Audrey, Kaaks, Rudolf, Keeman, Renske, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kitahara, Cari M, Ko, Yon-Dschun, Kosma, Veli-Matti, Koutros, Stella, Kraft, Peter, Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina, Kurian, Allison W, Lacey, James V, Lambrechts, Diether, Larson, Nicole L, Linet, Martha, Ogrodniczak, Alicja, Mannermaa, Arto, Manoukian, Siranoush, Margolin, Sara, Mavroudis, Dimitrios, Milne, Roger L, Muranen, Taru A, Murphy, Rachel A, Nevanlinna, Heli, Olson, Janet E, Olsson, Håkan, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Perou, Charles M, Peterlongo, Paolo, Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana, Pylkäs, Katri, Rennert, Gad, Saloustros, Emmanouil, Sandler, Dale P, Sawyer, Elinor J, Schmidt, Marjanka K, Schmutzler, Rita K, Shibli, Rana, Smeets, Ann, Soucy, Penny, Southey, Melissa C, Swerdlow, Anthony J, Tamimi, Rulla M, Taylor, Jack A, Teras, Lauren R, Terry, Mary Beth, Tomlinson, Ian, Troester, Melissa A, Truong, Thérèse, Vachon, Celine M, Wendt, Camilla, Winqvist, Robert, Wolk, Alicja, Yang, Xiaohong R, Zheng, Wei, Ziogas, Argyrios, Simard, Jacques, Dunning, Alison, Pharoah, Paul, Easton, Douglas, Dennis, Joe [0000-0003-4591-1214], Tyrer, Jonathan [0000-0003-3724-4757], Walker, Logan C [0000-0003-0018-3719], Michailidou, Kyriaki [0000-0001-7065-1237], Wang, Jean [0000-0002-9139-0627], Andrulis, Irene L [0000-0002-4226-6435], Arndt, Volker [0000-0001-9320-8684], Aronson, Kristan J [0000-0002-7865-7243], Behrens, Sabine [0000-0002-9714-104X], Kristensen, Vessela N [0000-0001-5012-7438], Dörk, Thilo [0000-0002-9458-0282], Dossus, Laure [0000-0003-2716-5748], Figueroa, Jonine [0000-0002-5100-623X], Fritschi, Lin [0000-0002-7692-3560], Giles, Graham G [0000-0003-4946-9099], Hollestelle, Antoinette [0000-0003-1166-1966], Jakubowska, Anna [0000-0002-5650-0501], Johnson, Nichola [0000-0002-8230-5662], Jones, Michael E [0000-0001-7479-3451], Keeman, Renske [0000-0002-5452-9933], Larson, Nicole L [0000-0002-2129-6934], Milne, Roger L [0000-0001-5764-7268], Nevanlinna, Heli [0000-0002-0916-2976], Olson, Janet E [0000-0003-4944-7789], Peterlongo, Paolo [0000-0001-6951-6855], Plaseska-Karanfilska, Dijana [0000-0001-8877-2416], Pylkäs, Katri [0000-0002-2449-0521], Rennert, Gad [0000-0002-8512-068X], Tomlinson, Ian [0000-0003-3037-1470], Truong, Thérèse [0000-0002-2943-6786], Vachon, Celine M [0000-0002-1962-9322], Wolk, Alicja [0000-0001-7387-6845], Ziogas, Argyrios [0000-0003-4529-3727], Simard, Jacques [0000-0001-6906-3390], Dunning, Alison [0000-0001-6651-7166], Pharoah, Paul [0000-0001-8494-732X], Easton, Douglas [0000-0003-2444-3247], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Wilson, Leila [0000-0003-1214-8080], Clinical Genetics, Medical Oncology, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Clinicum

Subjects
endocrine system diseases, 45/43, Medicine (miscellaneous), Genome-wide association studies, Basic medicine, Breast cancer, Other medical sciences, Runx2, Risk Factors, Biology (General), skin and connective tissue diseases, 0303 health sciences, 030305 genetics & heredity, article, 3. Good health, Female, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medical Genetics, Mutations, DNA Copy Number Variations, Locus, QH301-705.5, kConFab/AOCS Investigators, ABCTB Investigators, 631/208/205/2138, Breast Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms/genetics, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, NBCS Collaborators, Association, Deletion, 03 medical and health sciences, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, mental disorders, Humans, 030304 developmental biology, Medicinsk genetik, Cancer och onkologi, Genome, Human, Health sciences, 631/67/1347, CTS Consortium, Germ Cells, Genes, Clinical medicine, Cancer and Oncology, Case-Control Studies, 3111 Biomedicine, Structural variation, Brca1, Genome-Wide Association Study
Abstract

Germline copy number variants (CNVs) are pervasive in the human genome but potential disease associations with rare CNVs have not been comprehensively assessed in large datasets. We analysed rare CNVs in genes and non-coding regions for 86,788 breast cancer cases and 76,122 controls of European ancestry with genome-wide array data. Gene burden tests detected the strongest association for deletions in BRCA1 (P = 3.7E−18). Nine other genes were associated with a p-value, Dennis et al. investigate potential breast cancer associations with rare germline copy number variants (CNVs) by conducting a genome-wide analysis in a large breast cancer case-control dataset. The authors detected associations with exonic deletions in established breast cancer susceptibility genes and suggestive associations for a number of non-coding CNVs.

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2021

45. Which Test Is Best? A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Risk Calculator and Recommendations on Colorectal Cancer Screening Behaviour in General Practice

Author

Trevena, Lyndal J., primary, Meiser, Bettina, additional, Mills, Llewellyn, additional, Dobbins, Timothy, additional, Mazza, Danielle, additional, Emery, Jon D., additional, Kirk, Judy, additional, Goodwin, Annabel, additional, Barlow-Stewart, Kristine, additional, and Naicker, Sundresan, additional

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2022
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46. Genomic and Molecular Analyses Identify Molecular Subtypes of Pancreatic Cancer Recurrence

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Dreyer, Stephan B., primary, Upstill-Goddard, Rosie, additional, Legrini, Assya, additional, Biankin, Andrew V., additional, Jamieson, Nigel B., additional, Chang, David K., additional, Allison, Sarah, additional, Beraldi, Dario, additional, Cameron, Euan, additional, Cooke, Susanna L., additional, Cunningham, Richard, additional, Dreyer, Stephan, additional, Grimwood, Paul, additional, Kelly, Shane, additional, Marshall, John, additional, McDade, Brian, additional, Musgrove, Elizabeth A., additional, Ramsay, Donna, additional, Evers, Lisa, additional, Rebus, Selma, additional, Rahib, Lola, additional, Serrels, Bryan, additional, McKay, Colin J., additional, Westwood, Paul, additional, Williams, Nicola, additional, Duthie, Fraser, additional, Shen, William, additional, Pea, Antonio, additional, Johns, Amber L., additional, Gill, Anthony J., additional, Chantrill, Lorraine A., additional, Timpson, Paul, additional, Chou, Angela, additional, Pajic, Marina, additional, Dwarte, Tanya, additional, Herrmann, David, additional, Vennin, Claire, additional, Cox, Thomas R., additional, Pereira, Brooke, additional, Ritchiee, Shona, additional, Reed, Daniel A., additional, Chambers, Cecilia R., additional, Metcalf, Xanthe, additional, Nobis, Max, additional, Jeong, Gloria, additional, Kenyon, Lara, additional, Lyons, Ruth J., additional, Waddell, Nicola, additional, Pearson, John V., additional, Patch, Ann-Marie, additional, Nones, Katia, additional, Newell, Felicity, additional, Mukhopadhyay, Pamela, additional, Addala, Venkateswar, additional, Kazakoff, Stephen, additional, Holmes, Oliver, additional, Leonard, Conrad, additional, Wood, Scott, additional, Grimmond, Sean M., additional, Hofmann, Oliver, additional, Samra, Jaswinder S., additional, Pavlakis, Nick, additional, Arena, Jennifer, additional, High, Hilda A., additional, Asghari, Ray, additional, Merrett, Neil D., additional, Das, Amitabha, additional, Cosman, Peter H., additional, Ismail, Kasim, additional, Stoita, Alina, additional, Williams, David, additional, Spigellman, Allan, additional, McLeod, Duncan, additional, Kirk, Judy, additional, Kench, James G., additional, Grimison, Peter, additional, Sandroussi, Charbel, additional, Goodwin, Annabel, additional, Mead, R. Scott, additional, Tucker, Katherine, additional, Andrews, Lesley, additional, Texler, Michael, additional, Forrest, Cindy, additional, Ballal, Mo, additional, Fletcher, David, additional, Beilin, Maria, additional, Feeney, Kynan, additional, Epari, Krishna, additional, Mukhedkar, Sanjay, additional, Zeps, Nikolajs, additional, Nguyen, Nan Q., additional, Ruszkiewicz, Andrew R., additional, Worthley, Chris, additional, Chen, John, additional, Brooke-Smith, Mark E., additional, Papangelis, Virginia, additional, Clouston, Andrew D., additional, Barbour, Andrew P., additional, O’Rourke, Thomas J., additional, Fawcett, Jonathan W., additional, Slater, Kellee, additional, Hatzifotis, Michael, additional, Hodgkinson, Peter, additional, Nikfarjam, Mehrdad, additional, Eshleman, James R., additional, Hruban, Ralph H., additional, Wolfgang, Christopher L., additional, Scarpa, Aldo, additional, Lawlor, Rita T., additional, Corbo, Vincenzo, additional, Bassi, Claudio, additional, and Dreyer, Stephan B., additional

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2022
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48. Rare germline variants in childhood cancer patients suspected of genetic predisposition to cancer

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Sylvester, Dianne E., primary, Chen, Yuyan, additional, Grima, Natalie, additional, Saletta, Federica, additional, Padhye, Bhavna, additional, Bennetts, Bruce, additional, Wright, Dale, additional, Krivanek, Michael, additional, Graf, Nicole, additional, Zhou, Li, additional, Catchpoole, Daniel, additional, Kirk, Judy, additional, Latchoumanin, Olivier, additional, Qiao, Liang, additional, Ballinger, Mandy, additional, Thomas, David, additional, Jamieson, Robyn, additional, Dalla‐Pozza, Luciano, additional, and Byrne, Jennifer A., additional

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2021
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49. What happens after menopause? (WHAM): A prospective controlled study of vasomotor symptoms and menopause-related quality of life 12 months after premenopausal risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy

Author

Hickey, Martha, primary, Moss, Katrina M., additional, Krejany, Efrosinia O., additional, Wrede, C. David, additional, Brand, Alison, additional, Kirk, Judy, additional, Symecko, Heather L., additional, Domchek, Susan M., additional, Tejada-Berges, Trevor, additional, Trainer, Alison, additional, and Mishra, Gita D., additional

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2021
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50. Communicating Personal Melanoma Polygenic Risk Information: Participants' Experiences of Genetic Counseling in a Community-Based Study.

Author

Smit, Amelia K., Espinoza, David, Fenton, Georgina L., Kirk, Judy, Innes, Jessica S., McGovern, Michael, Limb, Sharne, Turbitt, Erin, and Cust, Anne E.

Subjects
MONOGENIC & polygenic inheritance (Genetics), GENETIC counseling, HEALTH literacy, MELANOMA, TELEPHONE calls
Abstract

Personalized polygenic risk information may be used to guide risk-based melanoma prevention and early detection at a population scale, but research on communicating this information is limited. This mixed-methods study aimed to assess the acceptability of a genetic counselor (GC) phone call in communicating polygenic risk information in the Melanoma Genomics Managing Your Risk randomized controlled trial. Participants (n = 509) received personalized melanoma polygenic risk information, an educational booklet on melanoma prevention, and a GC phone call, which was audio-recorded. Participants completed the Genetic Counseling Satisfaction Survey 1-month after receiving their risk information (n = 346). A subgroup took part in a qualitative interview post-study completion (n = 20). Survey data were analyzed descriptively using SPSS, and thematic analysis of the qualitative data was conducted using NVivo 12.0 software. The survey showed a high level of acceptability for the GC phone call (mean satisfaction score overall: 4.3 out of 5, standard deviation (SD): 0.6) with differences according to gender (mean score for women: 4.4, SD: 0.6 vs. men: 4.2, SD: 0.7; p = 0.005), health literacy (lower literacy: 4.1, SD: 0.8; average: 4.3, SD: 0.6; higher: 4.4, SD: 0.6: p = 0.02) and polygenic risk group (low risk: 4.5, SD: 0.5, SD: average: 4.3, SD: 0.7, high: 4.3, SD: 0.7; p = 0.03). During the GC phone calls, the discussion predominately related to the impact of past sun exposure on personal melanoma risk. Together our findings point to the importance of further exploring educational and support needs and preferences for communicating personalized melanoma risk among population subgroups, including diverse literacy levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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