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ReviewDNA repair2023

Finding significance: New perspectives in variant classification of the RAD51 regulators, BRCA2 and beyond.

Hayley L Rein, Kara A Bernstein

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Review in DNA repair, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. High-throughput mapping of 6,888bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
    Article
  3. International journal of oncology · 2025
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hayley L ReinUniversity of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Kara A BernsteinUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: kara.bernstein@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
University of Pennsylvania · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES013508 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI A. Clementina Mesaros · 2006 to 2026
$35.3M
RAD51 paralog function in cancer predisposition and genome integrity    R01ES031796 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BERNSTEIN, KARA A · 2021 to 2025
$2.2M
Determining the effects of RAD51C ovarian cancer variantsF31CA264889 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI REIN, HAYLEY · 2022 to 2023
$82k
NCI NIH HHS F31 CA264889NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES013508NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES031796
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For many individuals harboring a variant of uncertain functional significance (VUS) in a homologous recombination (HR) gene, their risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer is unknown. Integral to the process of HR are BRCA1 and regulators of the central HR protein, RAD51, including BRCA2, PALB2, RAD51C and RAD51D. Due to advancements in sequencing technology and the continued expansion of cancer screening panels, the number of VUS identified in these genes has risen significantly. Standard practices for variant classification utilize different types of predictive, population, phenotypic, allelic and functional evidence. While variant analysis is improving, there remains a struggle to keep up with demand. Understanding the effects of an HR variant can aid in preventative care and is critical for developing an effective cancer treatment plan. In this review, we discuss current perspectives in the classification of variants in the breast and ovarian cancer genes BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, RAD51C and RAD51D.

Indexed as

Homologous RecombinationOvarian NeoplasmsAllelesBRCA2 ProteinFemaleHumansRad51 RecombinaseBRCA2 ProteinBRCA2 protein, humanRAD51 protein, humanRad51 RecombinaseBRCA1BRCA2Breast cancerHomologous recombinationHomologous recombination deficient tumorsOvarian cancerPALB2RAD51RAD51CRAD51DVariant of unknown/uncertain significance

Identifiers

PMID37651978
PMCPMC10529980
OpenAlexW4386002836

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Registered trials

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