Allelic loss of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes and other regions on 17q and 13q in breast cancer among women from Taiwan (area of low incidence but early onset)
Journal
International Journal of Cancer
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
6
Pages
580-587
Date Issued
1998
Author(s)
Abstract
We have examined the role of the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 and other loci in the vicinity of these 2 genes on the long arms of chromosomes 17 and 13 (17q and 13q) for the presence of genomic deletions in breast cancer among Taiwanese women. Breast cancer in Taiwan is particularly characterized by its low incidence rate and its early age of tumor onset. Twelve microsatellite markers spanning the region 17q12-21 and 8 microsatellite markers spanning the region 13q12-14 were analyzed for allelic loss or loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in 90 patients with primary infiltrating ductal carcinoma. Compared with the background LOH level (10-12%) estimated by LOll at 4 unrelated loci, 17 markers (11 at 17q and 6 at 13q) demonstrated a significantly increased frequency (21-42%) of allelic loss (p< 0.05). Subsequent construction of deletion maps based on LOH at these significant loci localized the 6 smallest regions of overlap, including those harboring BRCA1, BRCA2, the retinoblastoma gene and 3 novel regions (the 1st located approximately 0.5 to 1 cM telomeric to BRCA1, the 2nd centromeric to BRCA1 flanked by D17S857/D17S846 and the 3rd closely adjacent to BRCA2), suggesting sites of susceptibility genes. Allelic loss at BRCA1 and BRCA2 was specifically associated with poorly differentiated tumors.
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adult; aged; allele; article; breast cancer; cancer genetics; cancer susceptibility; chromosome 13q; chromosome 17q; female; gene loss; genetic susceptibility; heterozygosity loss; human; human tissue; major clinical study; oncogene; priority journal; Taiwan; Aged; BRCA2 Protein; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast; Chromosome Deletion; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17; Female; Genes, BRCA1; Humans; Loss of Heterozygosity; Microsatellite Repeats; Neoplasm Proteins; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Taiwan; Transcription Factors; Treatment Outcome
Type
journal article