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ArticleFamilial cancer2020

Biallelic NF1 inactivation in high grade serous ovarian cancers from patients with neurofibromatosis type 1.

Eliza Courtney, Sock Hoai Chan, Shao Tzu Li, Diana Ishak, Khurshid Merchant, Tarryn Shaw, Wen Yee Chay, Felicia Hui Xian Chin, Wai Loong Wong, Adele Wong and 1 more

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Article in Familial cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Eliza CourtneyCancer Genetics Service, Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, 169610, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-1017-0372
Sock Hoai ChanCancer Genetics Service, Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, 169610, Singapore.
Shao Tzu LiCancer Genetics Service, Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, 169610, Singapore.
Diana IshakCancer Genetics Service, Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, 169610, Singapore.
Khurshid MerchantDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, 229899, Singapore.
Tarryn ShawCancer Genetics Service, Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, 169610, Singapore.
Wen Yee ChayKK Gynaecological Cancer Centre, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, 229899, Singapore.
Felicia Hui Xian ChinKK Gynaecological Cancer Centre, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, 229899, Singapore.
Wai Loong WongKK Gynaecological Cancer Centre, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, 229899, Singapore.
Adele WongDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, 229899, Singapore.
Joanne NgeowCancer Genetics Service, Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, 169610, Singapore. joanne.ngeow@ntu.edu.sg.
KK Women's and Children's Hospital · SGNational Cancer Centre Singapore · SGNanyang Technological University · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a multisystem disorder caused by germline heterozygous NF1 loss-of-function variants. The NF1 gene encodes neurofibromin, a RAS GTPase-activating protein, which functions by down-regulating RAS/RAF/MAPK-signalling pathways. Somatic NF1 aberrations frequently occur in sporadic ovarian cancer (OC), but the incidence of OC in NF1 patients is rare. Here we report the germline and somatic findings for two unrelated patients with NF1 and high-grade serous OC. Germline testing revealed a heterozygous NF1 pathogenic variant in each patient, c.7096_7101del (p.Asn2366_Phe2367del) and c.964delA (p.Ile322Leufs*54), respectively. No germline variants in well-established OC predisposition genes were detected, including BRCA1 and BRCA2. Tumor loss-of-heterozygosity analysis demonstrated loss of the wild type NF1 allele for both patients. Biallelic NF1 inactivation occurs as part of OC pathogenesis in NF1 patients. Although the penetrance of NF1-associated OC is insufficient to warrant risk-reducing interventions, our findings highlight the potential for therapies targeting the RAS/RAF/MAPK-signalling pathway for these cases.

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Genes, Neurofibromatosis 1Loss of HeterozygosityAdultFemaleGenetic TestingGerm-Line MutationHumansMiddle AgedNeurofibromatosis 1Ovarian NeoplasmsPedigreeCancerNeurofibromatosisNeurofibrominNF1Ovarian

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PMID32405727
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