Biallelic Inactivation of BRCA2 in Fanconi Anemia
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Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare autosomal recessive cancer susceptibility disorder characterized by cellular hypersensitivity to mitomycin C (MMC). Six FA genes have been cloned, but the gene or genes corresponding to FA subtypes B and D1 remain unidentified. Here we show that cell lines derived from FA-B and FA-D1 patients have biallelic mutations in BRCA2 and express truncated BRCA2 proteins. Functional complementation of FA-D1 fibroblasts with wild-type BRCA2 complementary DNA restores MMC resistance. Our results link the six cloned FA genes with BRCA1 and BRCA2 in a common pathway. Germ-line mutation of genes in this pathway may result in cancer risks similar to those observed in families with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations.
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Bi-allelic BRCA2 mutations cause Fanconi anemia complementation group FA-D1.
“For example, bi-allelic mutations in BRCA2, also known as the FANCD1, gives rise to FA within the FA-D1 complementation group [25].”
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- Authors
- Howlett, N. G., Taniguchi, T., Olson, S., Cox, B., Waisfisz, Q., de Die-Smulders, C., Persky, N., Grompe, M., Joenje, H., Pals, G., Ikeda, H., Fox, E. A., & D'Andrea, A. D.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Academic Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands.
- Sapporo Medical University (JP)
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Science
- Published
- 2002-07-26
- Volume
- 297
- Issue
- 5581
- Pages
- 606-609
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2101161126
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- 1,149
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- 32.76
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- Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (P01-HL54785, R01HL52725, R01HL052725)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK43889, R01DK043889)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Blood disorders and treatments
- Keywords
- Fanconi anemia, BRCA2, biallelic inactivation, BRCA1, mitomycin C hypersensitivity, functional complementation, cancer susceptibility, germline mutations, DNA repair pathways
- MeSH terms
- Alleles, Amino Acid Sequence, Cell Line, DNA Damage, Fanconi Anemia, Female, Fibroblasts, Genetic Complementation Test, Homozygote, Humans, Male, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Pedigree, Phenotype, RNA, Messenger, Transfection, Frameshift Mutation, Mitomycin, Germ-Line Mutation, Genes, BRCA1, Protein Isoforms, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Gene Silencing, Genes, BRCA2, BRCA2 Protein
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