A deep intronic recurrent CHEK2 variant c.1009-118_1009-87delinsC affects pre-mRNA splicing and contributes to hereditary breast cancer predisposition.

Germline CHEK2 pathogenic variants confer an increased risk of female breast cancer (FBC). Here we describe a recurrent germline intronic variant c.1009-118_1009-87delinsC, which showed a splice acceptor shift in RNA analysis, introducing a premature stop codon (p.

The Spectrum of Protein Truncating Variants in European Breast Cancer Cases.

Germline protein truncating variants (PTVs) in the gene have been associated with a 2-4-fold increased breast cancer risk in case-control studies conducted in different European populations. However, the distribution and the frequency of PTVs in Europe have never been investigated. In the present study, we collected the data of 114 European female breast cancer cases with PTVs ascertained in 20 centers from 13 European countries.

Very short DNA segments can be detected and handled by the repair machinery during germline chromothriptic chromosome reassembly.

Analyses at nucleotide resolution reveal unexpected complexity of seemingly simple and balanced chromosomal rearrangements. Chromothripsis is a rare complex aberration involving local shattering of one or more chromosomes and reassembly of the resulting DNA segments. This can influence gene expression and cause abnormal phenotypes.

Array comparative genome hybridization in patients with developmental delay: two example cases.

Developmental delay is often a predictor of mental retardation (MR) or autism, two relatively frequent developmental disorders severely affecting intellectual and social functioning. The causes of these conditions remain unknown in most patients. They have a strong genetic component, but the specific genetic defects can only be identified in a fraction of patients.