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ArticleScientific reports2021

A search for modifying genetic factors in CHEK2:c.1100delC breast cancer patients.

Camilla Wendt, Taru A Muranen, Lotta Mielikäinen, Jessada Thutkawkorapin, Carl Blomqvist, Xiang Jiao, Hans Ehrencrona, Emma Tham, Brita Arver, Beatrice Melin and 12 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 11 institutions in 2 countries.

Camilla WendtDepartment of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden. camilla.wendt@sll.se.
Taru A MuranenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Lotta MielikäinenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Jessada ThutkawkorapinDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
Carl BlomqvistDepartment of Oncology, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Xiang JiaoDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hans EhrencronaDepartment of Clinical Genetics and Pathology, Office for Medical Services, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden.
Emma ThamDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
Brita ArverDepartment of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
Beatrice MelinDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Ekaterina KuchinskayaDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Department of Clinical Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Marie Stenmark AskmalmDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Department of Clinical Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Ylva Paulsson-KarlssonDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Zakaria EinbeigiDepartment of Oncology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 41345, Göteborg, Sweden.
Anna von Wachenfeldt VäpplingDepartment of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
Eija KalsoDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Tiina TasmuthDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Anne KallioniemiTAYS Cancer Centre and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University; Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
Kristiina AittomäkiDepartment of Medical and Clinical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Heli NevanlinnaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Åke BorgDepartment of Oncology and Pathology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Medicon Village, Lund, Sweden.
Annika LindblomDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutet · SEUniversity of Helsinki · FIHelsinki University Hospital · FILinköping University · SELund University · SESahlgrenska University Hospital · SEScandinavian Sarcoma Group (Sweden) · SEStockholm South General Hospital · SETampere University · FIUmeå University · SEUppsala University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The risk of breast cancer associated with CHEK2:c.1100delC is 2-threefold but higher in carriers with a family history of breast cancer than without, suggesting that other genetic loci in combination with CHEK2:c.1100delC confer an increased risk in a polygenic model. Part of the excess familial risk has been associated with common low-penetrance variants. This study aimed to identify genetic loci that modify CHEK2:c.1100delC-associated breast cancer risk by searching for candidate risk alleles that are overrepresented in CHEK2:c.1100delC carriers with breast cancer compared with controls. We performed whole-exome sequencing in 28 breast cancer cases with germline CHEK2:c.1100delC, 28 familial breast cancer cases and 70 controls. Candidate alleles were selected for validation in larger cohorts. One recessive synonymous variant, rs16897117, was suggested, but no overrepresentation of homozygous CHEK2:c.1100delC carriers was found in the following validation. Furthermore, 11 non-synonymous candidate alleles were suggested for further testing, but no significant difference in allele frequency could be detected in the validation in CHEK2:c.1100delC cases compared with familial breast cancer, sporadic breast cancer and controls. With this method, we found no support for a CHEK2:c.1100delC-specific genetic modifier. Further studies of CHEK2:c.1100delC genetic modifiers are warranted to improve risk assessment in clinical practice.

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Sequence DeletionBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesCheckpoint Kinase 2Exome SequencingFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGerm-Line MutationHumansMultifactorial InheritanceCheckpoint Kinase 2CHEK2 protein, human

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PMCPMC8292481
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