瘤测序是否有效用于鉴定生殖线BRCA1/2病原性变异载体?
Jacopo Azzollini1, Iolanda Capone2, Matteo Duca3
1Unit of Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
Tumori
|September 23, 2024
概括
瘤BRCA1/2测序有效地识别了潜在的生殖系载体,特别是在卵巢癌中. 这种方法有助于基因测试,并降低了医疗保健负担.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 分子诊断学 分子诊断
背景情况:
- 瘤BRCA1 / 2测序的使用正在增加,这是由于对多聚ADP-ribose) 聚合酶抑制剂的适用范围扩大.
- 鉴定生殖系BRCA1/2变体对于向治疗和遗传性癌症风险评估至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估工作流程的可行性和结果,以使用瘤测序数据识别生殖系BRCA1/2载体.
- 评估各种瘤类型中致病性BRCA1/2变异的频率及其在预测生殖线状态中的有用性.
主要方法:
- 2020年患者瘤BRCA1/2检测结果的回顾性审查 (2020年4月 - 2022年12月).
- 瘤测试使用了小型 (仅BRCA1/2) 或全面的下一代测序面板.
- 患有致病性/可能致病性变异的患者被转诊接受遗传咨询和生殖系检测.
主要成果:
- 在7%的瘤中发现了致病性BRCA1/2变体 (145/2020),卵巢癌的频率最高 (23%).
- 高度卵巢癌的变异频率为27%.
- 在79名转诊为生殖线检测的患者中,有61% (48/79) 确诊了生殖线致病变体.
结论:
- 瘤到生殖线测试方法有效地识别了各种瘤类型的假定生殖线BRCA1/2载体.
- 这一策略可以加强携带者识别,减少遗传服务的负担,并简化测试途径.
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