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ArticleBreast (Edinburgh, Scotland)2024

A deep intronic recurrent CHEK2 variant c.1009-118_1009-87delinsC affects pre-mRNA splicing and contributes to hereditary breast cancer predisposition.

Petra Zemankova, Marta Cerna, Klara Horackova, Corinna Ernst, Jana Soukupova, Marianna Borecka, Britta Blümcke, Leona Cerna, Monika Cerna, Vaclava Curtisova and 40 more

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Petra ZemankovaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Pathological Physiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Marta CernaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Klara HorackovaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Corinna ErnstCenter for Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Jana SoukupovaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Marianna BoreckaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Britta BlümckeCenter for Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Leona CernaGENNET, Prague, Czech Republic.
Monika CernaInstitute of Medical Genetics, University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Vaclava CurtisovaDepartment of Medical Genetics, University Hospital Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Tatana DolezalovaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Petra DuskovaHospital Ceske Budejovice, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
Lenka DvorakovaDepartment of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Lenka ForetovaDepartment of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic.
Ondrej HavranekInstitute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; BIOCEV, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Jan HaukeCenter for Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Eric HahnenCenter for Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Miloslava HodulovaGENNET, Prague, Czech Republic.
Milena HovhannisyanInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Lucie HruskovaGHC Genetics, Prague, Czech Republic.
Marketa JanatovaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Maria JanikovaDepartment of Medical Genetics, University Hospital Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Sandra JelinkovaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Pavel JustInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Marcela KosarovaPronatal, Prague, Czech Republic.
Monika KoudovaGENNET, Prague, Czech Republic.
Vera KrutilkovaDepartment of Medical Genetics, AGEL Laboratories, AGEL Research and Training Institute, Novy Jicin, Czech Republic.
Eva MachackovaDepartment of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic.
Katerina MatejkovaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Renata MichalovskaGHC Genetics, Prague, Czech Republic.
Adela MisoveDepartment of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic.
Petr NehasilInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Pathological Physiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Barbora NemcovaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Jan NovotnyInstitute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Ales PanczakInstitute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Pavel PesekInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Ondrej ScheinostHospital Ceske Budejovice, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
Drahomira SpringerInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Barbora StastnaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Viktor StraneckyDepartment of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Ivan SubrtInstitute of Medical Genetics, University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Spiros TavandzisDepartment of Medical Genetics, AGEL Laboratories, AGEL Research and Training Institute, Novy Jicin, Czech Republic.
Eva TureckovaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Kamila VeselaInstitute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Zdenka VlckovaGHC Genetics, Prague, Czech Republic.
Michal VockaDepartment of Oncology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Barbara WappenschmidtCenter for Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Tomas ZimaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Zdenek KleiblInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Pathological Physiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Petra KleiblovaInstitute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic. Electronic address: pekleje@lf1.cuni.cz.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Germline CHEK2 pathogenic variants confer an increased risk of female breast cancer (FBC). Here we describe a recurrent germline intronic variant c.1009-118_1009-87delinsC, which showed a splice acceptor shift in RNA analysis, introducing a premature stop codon (p.Tyr337PhefsTer37). The variant was found in 21/10,204 (0.21%) Czech FBC patients compared to 1/3250 (0.03%) controls (p = 0.04) and in 4/3639 (0.11%) FBC patients from an independent German dataset. In addition, we found this variant in 5/2966 (0.17%) Czech (but none of the 443 German) ovarian cancer patients, three of whom developed early-onset tumors. Based on these observations, we classified this variant as likely pathogenic.

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Breast NeoplasmsCheckpoint Kinase 2Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseGerm-Line MutationIntronsRNA SplicingAdultCzech RepublicFemaleGermanyHumansMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsRNA PrecursorsCheckpoint Kinase 2CHEK2 protein, humanRNA PrecursorsBreast cancerDeep intronic CHEK2 variantGenetic testingNGSRNA analysis

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PMID38554551
PMCPMC10998186

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