Genome sequencing enhances the diagnostic yield and expands the genetic landscape of male breast cancer

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Title:	Genome sequencing enhances the diagnostic yield and expands the genetic landscape of male breast cancer
Authors:	Wen Wen, Sen Zhao, Yiwen Jiang, Chengzhu Ou, Changyuan Guo, Ziqi Jia, Jiayi Li, Yansong Huang, Hengyi Xu, Pengming Pu, Tongxuan Shang, Lin Cong, Xiang Wang, Nan Wu, Jiaqi Liu
Source:	Genetics in Medicine Open, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 101899- (2025)
Publisher Information:	Elsevier, 2025.
Publication Year:	2025
Collection:	LCC:Genetics LCC:Medicine
Subject Terms:	Genetic testing, Genome sequencing, Male breast cancer, Mutational landscape, Polygenic risk score, Genetics, QH426-470, Medicine
More Details:	Purpose: To understand the broader genetic landscape of male breast cancer (MBC), focusing on the utility of genome sequencing (GS) beyond BRCA1/2 (HGNC: 1100, 1101) variants. Methods: Twenty-four patients with MBC underwent a multistep genetic analysis. Initial screening targeted BRCA1/2 variants followed by GS to identify pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline variants through a 3-tiered classification. Polygenic risk score analysis was further incorporated using a model for female breast cancer with 2666 noncancer controls. Exome sequencing was used to transition from germline to somatic investigations, assessing second-hit variant and mutational signatures. Results: The GS analysis unveiled previously unrecognized pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline variants in BARD1, ATR, BRIP1, and CHEK2 (HGNC: 952, 882, 20473, 16627) among 21 BRCA1/2-negative patients with MBC, elevating the diagnostic yield from 12.5% to 33.0% in all MBC. Elevated average polygenic risk score was noted compared with controls, with a significant correlation to early-onset MBC when combined with high-penetrance germline pathogenic variants (P = 1.10 × 10−4). Exome sequencing analysis further identified significant somatic oncogenic drivers and revealed a dominant mutational signature SBS3 across BRCA1/2-negative samples, reinforcing the contribution of omologous recombination deficiency underlying the MBC development. Conclusion: Our findings extended the MBC genetic spectrum beyond BRCA1/2 and highlighted the intricate interplay of monogenic and polygenic predispositions, presenting a comprehensive MBC genomic profile.
Document Type:	article
File Description:	electronic resource
Language:	English
ISSN:	2949-7744
Relation:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949774424010458; https://doaj.org/toc/2949-7744
DOI:	10.1016/j.gimo.2024.101899
Access URL:	https://doaj.org/article/3511c51aec3a4338bfa76f5e28cd2e3f
Accession Number:	edsdoj.3511c51aec3a4338bfa76f5e28cd2e3f
Database:	Directory of Open Access Journals

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ISSN:	29497744
DOI:	10.1016/j.gimo.2024.101899
Published in:	Genetics in Medicine Open
Language:	English