A WRN Nonsense Mutation, p.R1406X, is Not a Risk Factor of Breast Cancer
- Authors: Bermisheva M.A.1, Gilyazova I.R.1, Akhmadishina L.Z.1, Gimalova G.F.1, Zinnatullina G.F.2, Khusnutdinova E.K.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Republic Clinical Oncological Center of Bashkortostan Republic
- Issue: Vol 55, No 7 (2019)
- Pages: 899-903
- Section: Human Genetics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1022-7954/article/view/189458
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795419070056
- ID: 189458
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Abstract
WRN/RECQL2 plays a crucial role in DNA replication and the maintenance of genome stability. Inactivating mutations in RECQL2 lead to Werner syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive chromosomal disorder characterized by premature aging and associated with genetic instability and increased cancer risk. Whether heterozygous WRN mutations are associated with breast cancer risk has been a matter for debate. In the present study, we identified p.R1406X in the WRN gene in one family case with breast/ovarian cancer using whole exome sequencing. We have investigated the prevalence of this WRN mutation in a total of 828 breast cancer cases, 273 ovarian cancer cases and 445 controls from Bashkortostan Republic (Russia). Our results suggest that the p.R1406X mutation in the WRN gene is not associated with high breast cancer risk.
About the authors
M. A. Bermisheva
Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: marina_berm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Ufa, 450054
I. R. Gilyazova
Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: marina_berm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Ufa, 450054
L. Z. Akhmadishina
Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: marina_berm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Ufa, 450054
G. F. Gimalova
Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: marina_berm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Ufa, 450054
G. F. Zinnatullina
Republic Clinical Oncological Center of Bashkortostan Republic
Email: marina_berm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Ufa, 450054
E. K. Khusnutdinova
Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: marina_berm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Ufa, 450054