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ArticleCancer medicine2025

Retrospective Study of Genetic Testing Results Reveals Pathogenic Variants Beyond BRCA1/2 in Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Cases in New Brunswick: Implications for Future Care.

Kelly Gauvin, Véronique Allain, Nadia Bouhamdani, Chloe Williams, Yanis Saheb, Catherine Savoie, Lynn Macrae, Katherine Hodson, Yun Amber Zhu, Eric Allain and 1 more

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Kelly GauvinUniversité de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Véronique AllainUniversité de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Nadia BouhamdaniUniversité de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0143-3487
Chloe WilliamsDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Yanis SahebUniversité de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Catherine SavoieUniversité de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Lynn MacraeGenolife, Saint-Louis, Québec, Canada.
Katherine HodsonDynacare, Ontario, Canada.
Yun Amber ZhuDynacare, Ontario, Canada.
Eric AllainCentre de Formation Médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4283-6060
Mouna Ben AmorUniversité de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3854-2871

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Centre de Formation Médicale du Nouveau-BrunswickFondation de la recherche en santé du Nouveau-Brunswick
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Abstract

backgroundIn Canada, founder variants in breast cancer susceptibility genes have been identified in populations residing in Québec and Newfoundland, thus demonstrating the value in characterizing the genetic profile of local populations for better clinical management. New Brunswick has a diverse, yet genetically unexplored population that includes founder Irish and Acadian ancestry, among others, and we hypothesized that this population could demonstrate potential enrichments for variants in breast cancer genes.

methodsHealth records were retrospectively analyzed for 445 cases referred to the genetics clinic in Moncton, New Brunswick, their molecular results were summarized and compared to allele frequencies from similar studies in Canada.

resultsNo ethnic or age-related correlation for specific variants could be identified. However, BRCA1/2 variant frequency was lower than expected in the study group and variants in other susceptibility genes such as ATM and CHEK2 were higher when compared to similar studies. PERSPECTIVES: This study demonstrates a distinct profile in hereditary breast cancer genetics in a previously uncharacterized population, thus adding to existing knowledge of population genetics in Atlantic Canada.

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BRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsGenetic TestingHereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer SyndromeAdultAgedCheckpoint Kinase 2FemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesBRCA1 ProteinBRCA1 protein, humanBRCA2 ProteinBRCA2 protein, humanCheckpoint Kinase 2CHEK2 protein, human

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