BRCA1/2 MUTATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH HEREDITARY BREAST - OVARIAN CANCER SYNDROME

Le Nguyen Trong Nhan1, Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy2, Nguyen Quy Linh2, Tran Van Khanh2, Tran Huy Thinh2, Ta Thanh Van2, Nguyen Viet Tien2
1 Ca Mau Hospital of Obstetrics and Pediatrics
2 Hanoi Medical University

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Abstract

Individuals with BRCA1/2 gene mutations are at increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
The prevalence of BRCA1/2 mutations varies by race and ethnicity. The prevalence and the risks
associated with most BRCA1/2 mutations has not been unknown in the Vietnamese population. We
herein screen the entire BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes for breast and ovarian cancer patients with
Hereditary Breast - Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (HBOC), thereby, suggesting personalized
evaluation risk of mutation carrier, breast and ovarian cancer and personalized plan of cancers
screening and prevention.
Objects: 33 patients who had a pathological diagnosis of breast and/or ovarian cancer with
HBOC syndrome.
Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive. Blood samples of 33 patients were collected and
analyzed using Next Generation Sequencing. The identified mutations were tested by Sanger
sequencing. Identification of mutations in the family members of patients carrying the mutation.
Results: Eleven types of mutations in both BRCA1 (in nine patients) and BRCA2 (in three
patients) were detected, one of which (BRCA2:p.Ser1341Ter) is novel, unpublished. Seven out of
19 patient’s relatives had BRCA1/2 gene mutations. All patients were counselled about the
likelihood of cancer rising and prophylactic screening and procedures. Conclusions: Our findings
suggested the implications for the planning of a screening programme for BRCA1 and BRCA2
genes testing in breast and ovarian cancer patients and genetic screening in their relatives.

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