BRCA1/BRCA2 Double Heterozygosity Presenting as Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Natsuko Inagaki1,2, Yoshiya Yamauchi3,4, Sawako Matsumoto1
1Department of Clinical Genetics Center, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Japan.
Internal Medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
|September 23, 2026
Abstract:
We report a case of BRCA1/BRCA2 double heterozygosity-a rare condition with an estimated prevalence of fewer than 1 in 100,000 individuals in unselected populations-identified through tumor genomic profiling in a 50-year-old Japanese woman with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and no prior cancer history. Germline testing confirmed BRCA1 c.2389_2390del and BRCA2 c.5621_5624del. This case demonstrates that intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma can be a sentinel malignancy of BRCA-related cancer predisposition, thus underscoring the importance of germline testing.
