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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2024

Germline

Ava Kwong, Cecilia Yuen Sze Ho, Chun Hang Au, Sze Keong Tey, Edmond Shiu Kwan Ma

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Breast-Ovarian Hereditary Cancer Syndrome: BeyondCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026
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  3. International journal of oncology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ava KwongDivision of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Cecilia Yuen Sze HoDivision of Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Chun Hang AuDivision of Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1707-0991
Sze Keong TeyDivision of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Edmond Shiu Kwan MaHong Kong Hereditary Breast Cancer Family Registry, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1259-2205

Funding

Asian Fund for Cancer Research NADr. Ellen Li Charitable Foundation NAHealth and Medical Research Fund 03143406Hong Kong Hereditary Breast Cancer Family Registry NAKerry Kuok Foundation NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRAD51C and RAD51D are crucial in homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair. The prevalence of the RAD51C and RAD51D mutations in breast cancer varies across ethnic groups. Associations of RAD51C and RAD51D germline pathogenic variants (GPVs) with breast and ovarian cancer predisposition have been recently reported and are of interest.

methodsWe performed multi-gene panel sequencing to study the prevalence of RAD51C and RAD51D germline mutations among 3728 patients with hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer (HBOC).

resultsWe identified 18 pathogenic RAD51C and RAD51D mutation carriers, with a mutation frequency of 0.13% (5/3728) and 0.35% (13/3728), respectively. The most common recurrent mutation was RAD51D c.270_271dupTA; p.(Lys91Ilefs*13), with a mutation frequency of 0.30% (11/3728), which was also commonly identified in Asians. Only four out of six cases (66.7%) of this common mutation tested positive for homologous recombination deficiency (HRD).

conclusionsTaking the family studies in our registry and tumor molecular pathology together, we concluded that this relatively common RAD51D variant showed incomplete penetrance in our local Chinese community. Personalized genetic counseling emphasizing family history for families with this variant, as suggested at the UK Cancer Genetics Group (UKCGG) Consensus meeting, would also be appropriate in Chinese families.

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Chinesegermline mutationhereditary breast and ovarian cancersRAD51CRAD51D

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PMID39202057
PMCPMC11355318

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