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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
Recently, RAD51C mutations were identified in families with breast and ovarian cancer. This observation prompted us to investigate the role of RAD51D in cancer susceptibility. We identified eight inactivating RAD51D mutations in unrelated individuals from 911 breast-ovarian cancer families compared with one inactivating mutation identified in 1,060 controls (P = 0.01). The association found here was principally with ovarian cancer, with three mutations identified in the 59 pedigrees with three or more individuals with ovarian cancer (P = 0.0005). The relative risk of ovarian cancer for RAD51D mutation carriers was estimated to be 6.30 (95% CI 2.86-13.85, P = 4.8 × 10(-6)). By contrast, we estimated the relative risk of breast cancer to be 1.32 (95% CI 0.59-2.96, P = 0.50). These data indicate that RAD51D mutation testing may have clinical utility in individuals with ovarian cancer and their families. Moreover, we show that cells deficient in RAD51D are sensitive to treatment with a PARP inhibitor, suggesting a possible therapeutic approach for cancers arising in RAD51D mutation carriers.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1546-1718
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:AdlardJulian WJW, pubmed-author:AntoniouAntonis CAC, pubmed-author:AshworthAlanA, pubmed-author:BarwellJulianJ, pubmed-author:BergJonathanJ, pubmed-author:BowdenGeorginaG, pubmed-author:BradyAngela FAF, pubmed-author:Breast Cancer Susceptibility Collaboration (UK), pubmed-author:BrewerCaroleC, pubmed-author:BriceGlenG, pubmed-author:ChapmanCyrilC, pubmed-author:CookJackieJ, pubmed-author:DavidsonRosemarieR, pubmed-author:DonaldsonAlanA, pubmed-author:DouglasFionaF, pubmed-author:EcclesDianaD, pubmed-author:EvansD GarethDG, pubmed-author:FrankumJessica RJR, pubmed-author:GreenhalghLynnL, pubmed-author:HendersonAlexA, pubmed-author:HughesDeborahD, pubmed-author:IzattLouiseL, pubmed-author:KalmyrzaevBolotB, pubmed-author:KumarAjithA, pubmed-author:LallooFionaF, pubmed-author:LordChristopher JCJ, pubmed-author:LovedayCheyC, pubmed-author:MiedzybrodzkaZosiaZ, pubmed-author:MorrisonPatrick JPJ, pubmed-author:PatersonJoanJ, pubmed-author:PorteousMaryM, pubmed-author:RahmanNazneenN, pubmed-author:RamsayEmmaE, pubmed-author:Reis-FilhoJorge SJS, pubmed-author:RenwickAnthonyA, pubmed-author:RogersMark TMT, pubmed-author:RuarkEliseE, pubmed-author:SealSheilaS, pubmed-author:ShanleySusanS, pubmed-author:SnapeKatieK, pubmed-author:TurnbullClareC, pubmed-author:WalkerLisaL, pubmed-author:Warren-PerryMargaretM
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
879-82
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Germline mutations in RAD51D confer susceptibility to ovarian cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Cancer Genetics, The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't