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Hosoya N, Miyagawa K. Implications of the germline variants of DNA damage response genes detected by cancer precision medicine for radiological risk communication and cancer therapy decisions. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2021; 62:i44-i52. [PMID: 33978181 PMCID: PMC8114223 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrab009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Large-scale cancer-associated gene testing is now being rapidly incorporated into clinical settings, and is leading to incidental identification of the germline variants present in cancer patients. Because many cancer susceptibility genes are related to DNA damage response and repair, the variants may reflect not only the susceptibility to cancer but also the genetically defined radiation sensitivity of the patients and their relatives. When the presence of a certain germline variant increases the risk for developing radiation toxicity or radiation-induced secondary cancers, it will greatly influence the clinical decision-making. In order to achieve optimal radiological risk communication and to select the best cancer management for a given patient based on information from gene testing, healthcare professionals including genetic counselors, risk communicators and clinicians need to increase their knowledge of the health effects of various genetic variants. While germline loss-of-function mutations in both of the alleles of the DNA damage response genes cause rare hereditary diseases characterized by extreme hypersensitivity to radiation, the health effects of the carriers who have germline variants in one allele of such genes would be a matter of debate, especially when the significance of the variants is currently unknown. In this review, we describe the clinical significance of the genetic variants of the important DNA damage response genes, including ATM and TP53, and discuss how we can apply current knowledge to the management of cancer patients and their relatives from a radiological point of view.
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- Noriko Hosoya
- Laboratory of Molecular Radiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Corresponding author: Laboratory of Molecular Radiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. Fax: +81-3-5841-3013,
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- Laboratory of Molecular Radiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Schröder S, Wieland B, Ohlenbusch A, Yigit G, Altmüller J, Boltshauser E, Dörk T, Brockmann K. Evidence of pathogenicity for the leaky splice variant c.1066-6T>G in ATM. Am J Med Genet A 2020; 182:2971-2975. [PMID: 32918381 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mild clinical phenotypes of ataxia-telangiectasia (variant A-T) are associated with biallelic ATM variants resulting in residual function of the ATM kinase. At least one regulatory, missense, or leaky splice site mutation resulting in expression of ATM with low level kinase activity was identified in subjects with variant A-T. Studies on the pathogenicity of the germline splicing ATM variant c.1066-6T>G have provided conflicting results. Using whole-exome sequencing, we identified two splice site ATM variants, c.1066-6T>G; [p.?], and c.2250G>A, [p.Ile709_Lys750del], in a compound heterozygous state in a 27-year-old woman who had been diagnosed as having congenital ocular motor apraxia type Cogan in her childhood. Reappraisal of her clinical phenotype revealed consistency with variant A-T. Functional analyses showed reduced expression of ATM protein and residual activity of the ATM kinase at a level consistent with variant A-T. Our results provide evidence for pathogenicity of the leaky ATM splice site variant c.1066-6T>G.
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- Simone Schröder
- Interdisciplinary Pediatric Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities and Severe Chronic Disorders, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Gynaecology Research Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Pediatric Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities and Severe Chronic Disorders, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Gynaecology Research Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Pediatric Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities and Severe Chronic Disorders, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Wappenschmidt B, Hauke J, Faust U, Niederacher D, Wiesmüller L, Schmidt G, Groß E, Gehrig A, Sutter C, Ramser J, Rump A, Arnold N, Meindl A. Criteria of the German Consortium for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer for the Classification of Germline Sequence Variants in Risk Genes for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2020; 80:410-429. [PMID: 32322110 PMCID: PMC7174002 DOI: 10.1055/a-1110-0909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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More than ten years ago, the German Consortium for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (GC-HBOC) set up a panel of experts (VUS Task Force) which was tasked with reviewing the classifications of genetic variants reported by individual centres of the GC-HBOC to the central database in Leipzig and reclassifying them, where necessary, based on the most recent data. When it evaluates variants, the VUS Task Force must arrive at a consensus. The resulting classifications are recorded in a central database where they serve as a basis for ensuring the consistent evaluation of previously known and newly identified variants in the different centres of the GC-HBOC. The standardised VUS evaluation by the VUS Task Force is a key element of the recall system which has also been set up by the GC-HBOC. The system will be used to pass on information to families monitored and managed by GC-HBOC centres in the event that previously classified variants are reclassified based on new information. The evaluation algorithm of the VUS Task Force was compiled using internationally established assessment methods (IARC, ACMG, ENIGMA) and is presented here together with the underlying evaluation criteria used to arrive at the classification decision using a flow chart. In addition, the characteristics and special features of specific individual risk genes associated with breast and/or ovarian cancer are discussed in separate subsections. The URLs of relevant databases have also been included together with extensive literature references to provide additional information and cover the scope and dynamism of the current state of knowledge on the evaluation of genetic variants. In future, if criteria are updated based on new information, the update will be published on the website of the GC-HBOC (
https://www.konsortium-familiaerer-brustkrebs.de/
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- Barbara Wappenschmidt
- Zentrum familiärer Brust- und Eierstockkrebs, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Köln, Germany
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- Zentrum familiärer Brust- und Eierstockkrebs, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Köln, Germany
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- Institut für Medizinische Genetik und Angewandte Genomik, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Frauenklinik, Sektion Gynäkologische Onkologie, Uniklinik Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institut für Humangenetik, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Klinikum der Universität München, Campus Großhadern, München, Germany
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- Institut für Humangenetik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Humangenetik, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Frauenklinik der Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, München, Germany
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- Institut für klinische Genetik, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Kiel, Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Kiel, Germany.,Institut für Klinische Molekularbiologie, Universitätsklinikum Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Klinikum der Universität München, Campus Großhadern, München, Germany.,Frauenklinik der Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, München, Germany
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Palazzo RP, Jardim LB, Bacellar A, de Oliveira FR, Maraslis FT, Pereira CHJ, da Silva J, Maluf SW. DNA damage and repair in individuals with ataxia-telangiectasia and their parents. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2018; 836:122-126. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2018.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Shiloh Y, Lederman HM. Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T): An emerging dimension of premature ageing. Ageing Res Rev 2017; 33:76-88. [PMID: 27181190 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A-T is a prototype genome instability syndrome and a multifaceted disease. A-T leads to neurodegeneration - primarily cerebellar atrophy, immunodeficiency, oculocutaneous telangiectasia (dilated blood vessels), vestigial thymus and gonads, endocrine abnormalities, cancer predisposition and varying sensitivity to DNA damaging agents, particularly those that induce DNA double-strand breaks. With the recent increase in life expectancy of A-T patients, the premature ageing component of this disease is gaining greater awareness. The complex A-T phenotype reflects the ever growing number of functions assigned to the protein encoded by the responsible gene - the homeostatic protein kinase, ATM. The quest to thoroughly understand the complex A-T phenotype may reveal yet elusive ATM functions.
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Kim YJ, Ahn KS, Kim M, Kim MJ, Park SM, Ryu J, Ahn JS, Heo SY, Kang JH, Choi YJ, Choi SJ, Shim H. Targeted disruption of Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated gene in miniature pigs by somatic cell nuclear transfer. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 452:901-5. [PMID: 25193705 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.08.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) is a recessive autosomal disorder associated with pleiotropic phenotypes, including progressive cerebellar degeneration, gonad atrophy, and growth retardation. Even though A-T is known to be caused by the mutations in the Ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene, the correlation between abnormal cellular physiology caused by ATM mutations and the multiple symptoms of A-T disease has not been clearly determined. None of the existing ATM mouse models properly reflects the extent to which neurological degeneration occurs in human. In an attempt to provide a large animal model for A-T, we produced gene-targeted pigs with mutations in the ATM gene by somatic cell nuclear transfer. The disrupted allele in the ATM gene of cloned piglets was confirmed via PCR and Southern blot analysis. The ATM gene-targeted pigs generated in the present study may provide an alternative to the current mouse model for the study of mechanisms underlying A-T disorder and for the development of new therapies.
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- Young June Kim
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea; Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea; Department of Physiology, Dankook University School of Medicine, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
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Claes K, Depuydt J, Taylor AMR, Last JI, Baert A, Schietecatte P, Vandersickel V, Poppe B, De Leeneer K, D'Hooghe M, Vral A. Variant ataxia telangiectasia: clinical and molecular findings and evaluation of radiosensitive phenotypes in a patient and relatives. Neuromolecular Med 2013; 15:447-57. [PMID: 23632773 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-013-8231-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Variant ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) may be an underdiagnosed entity. We correlate data from radiosensitivity and kinase assays with clinical and molecular data from a patient with variant A-T and relatives. The coding region of ATM was sequenced. To evaluate the functional effect of the mutations, we performed kinase assays and developed a novel S-G2 micronucleus test. Our patient presented with mild dystonia, moderately dysarthric speech, increased serum α-fetoprotein but no ataxia nor telangiectasias, no nystagmus or oculomotor dyspraxia. She has a severe IgA deficiency, but does not have recurrent infections. She is compound heterozygote for ATM c.8122G>A (p.Asp2708Asn) and c.8851-1G>T, leading to in frame loss of 63 nucleotides at the cDNA level. A trace amount of ATM protein is translated from both alleles. Residual kinase activity is derived only from the p.Asp2708Asn allele. The conventional G0 micronucleus test, based on irradiation of resting lymphocytes, revealed a radiosensitive phenotype for the patient, but not for the heterozygous relatives. As ATM is involved in homologous recombination and G2/M cell cycle checkpoint, we optimized an S-G2 micronucleus assay, allowing to evaluate micronuclei in lymphocytes irradiated in the S and G2 phases. This test showed increased radiosensitivity for both the patient and the heterozygous carriers. Intriguingly, heterozygous carriers of c.8851-1G>T (mutation associated with absence of kinase activity) showed a stronger radiosensitive phenotype with this assay than heterozygous carriers of p.Asp2708Asn (mutation associated with residual kinase activity). The modified S-G2 micronucleus assay provided phenotypic insight into complement the diagnosis of this atypical A-T patient.
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- Kathleen Claes
- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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Correlation of Ataxia-Telangiectasia-Mutated (ATM) gene loss with outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncol 2012; 48:698-702. [PMID: 22410096 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2012.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2011] [Revised: 02/07/2012] [Accepted: 02/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Ataxia-Telangiectasia-Mutated (ATM) gene loss has been associated with poor prognosis and treatment resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). We investigated the relationship between ATM loss detected by fluorescence in-situ hybridisation (FISH) with patient outcome, and its relationship with Human Papillomavirus (HPV)/p16(INK4A) status. MATERIAL AND METHODS Copy number of the ATM gene and chromosome 11 were determined by FISH and HPV status was determined using p16(INK4A) immunohistochemistry in 87 paraffin embedded tumour samples from patients with HNSCC treated with chemoradiation at a single institution. ATM loss was correlated with patient outcome as both a continuous and dichotomous variable. RESULTS Of 73 evaluable patients, 44 (60.3%) demonstrated loss of the ATM gene. There was no correlation between ATM loss (defined as a mean ratio of ATM: chromosome 11<0.75) and overall survival (OS, p=0.67) or time to locoregional failure (TTLRF, p=0.72). Similarly, when evaluated as a continuous variable there was no significant relationship between ATM loss and patient outcome (OS, p=0.89; TTLRF, p=0.21). No significant relationship was found between p16(INK4A) status and ATM loss, for patient outcome. We found 35.6% (n=26) of patients demonstrated polysomy of chromosome 11 (defined as the presence of a mean >2.5 copies of chromosome 11) which was significantly associated with p16(INK4A) negative status (p=0.0004), but did not influence outcome. CONCLUSIONS ATM loss is a frequent event in HNSCC, however it does not impact outcome after treatment with chemoradiation. Polysomy of chromosome 11 was significantly associated with p16(INK4A) negative status but also lacks prognostic significance.
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Porcedda P, Turinetto V, Orlando L, Lantelme E, Brusco A, De Marchi M, Amoroso A, Ricardi U, Gregori D, Giachino C. Two-tier analysis of histone H2AX phosphorylation allows the identification of Ataxia Telangiectasia heterozygotes. Radiother Oncol 2009; 92:133-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2008] [Revised: 11/10/2008] [Accepted: 12/08/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Chargari C, Kirova Y, Even C, Monnier L, Dendale R, Campana F, Fourquet A. Toxicité et efficacité de la radiothérapie adjuvante chez les patientes traitées pour un cancer du sein et porteuses d’une mutation hétérozygote du gène de l’ataxie-télangiectasie. Cancer Radiother 2009; 13:164-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2008.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2008] [Revised: 11/17/2008] [Accepted: 11/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Smirnov DA, Cheung VG. ATM gene mutations result in both recessive and dominant expression phenotypes of genes and microRNAs. Am J Hum Genet 2008; 83:243-53. [PMID: 18674748 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2008] [Revised: 07/01/2008] [Accepted: 07/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The defining characteristic of recessive disorders is the absence of disease in heterozygous carriers of the mutant alleles. However, it has been recognized that recessive carriers may differ from noncarriers in some phenotypes. Here, we studied ataxia telangiectasia (AT), a classical recessive disorder caused by mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene. We compared the gene and microRNA expression phenotypes of noncarriers, AT carriers who have one copy of the ATM mutations, and AT patients with two copies of ATM mutations. We found that some phenotypes are more similar between noncarriers and AT carriers compared to AT patients, as expected for a recessive disorder. However, for some expression phenotypes, AT carriers are more similar to the patients than to the noncarriers. Analysis of one of these expression phenotypes, TNFSF4 level, allowed us to uncover a regulatory pathway where ATM regulates TNFSF4 expression through MIRN125B (also known as miR-125b or miR125b) [corrected] In AT carriers and AT patients, this pathway is disrupted. As a result, the level of MIRN125B is lower and the level of its target gene, TNFSF4, is higher than in noncarriers. A decreased level of MIRN125B is associated with breast cancer, and an elevated level of TNFSF4 is associated with atherosclerosis. Thus, our findings provide a mechanistic suggestion for the increased risk of breast cancer and heart disease in AT carriers. By integrating molecular and computational analyses of gene and microRNA expression, we show the complex consequences of a human gene mutation.
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- Denis A Smirnov
- Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Day TK, Hooker AM, Zeng G, Sykes PJ. Low dose X-radiation adaptive response in spleen and prostate of Atm knockout heterozygous mice. Int J Radiat Biol 2007; 83:523-34. [PMID: 17613125 DOI: 10.1080/09553000701420582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the effect of being heterozygous for a knockout mutation in the ataxia telangiectasia (Atm) gene on radiation adaptive response. MATERIALS AND METHODS DNA recombination, as measured by pKZ1 inversion frequency, was quantified by histochemistry in Atm knockout heterozygous prostate and spleen 3 days after treatment with a priming dose of 0.01 or 10 mGy X-radiation 4 h prior to a challenge dose of 1,000 mGy. RESULTS In spleen and prostate, a single dose of 0.01 mGy caused an induction in inversion frequency but a dose of 10 mGy prevented the induction of a proportion of endogenous inversions. Both doses induced an adaptive response, of similar magnitude, to a subsequent high challenge dose for chromosomal inversions in both spleen and prostate. The adaptive response completely prevented the induction of inversions from a 1,000 mGy challenge dose and also a proportion of endogenous inversions. The adaptive responses and distribution of inversions across gland cross-sections observed here in Atm knockout heterozygote prostate were similar to those induced in Atm wild-type prostate in a previous study. CONCLUSIONS Being heterozygous for a knockout mutation in the Atm gene does not affect the endogenous pKZ1 inversion frequency, the inversion response to single low radiation doses used here, or the induction of a radiation adaptive response for inversions in pKZ1 mouse spleen or prostate.
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- Tanya K Day
- Department of Haematology and Genetic Pathology, Flinders University and Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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Zhou T, Chou J, Zhou Y, Simpson DA, Cao F, Bushel PR, Paules RS, Kaufmann WK. Ataxia telangiectasia-mutated dependent DNA damage checkpoint functions regulate gene expression in human fibroblasts. Mol Cancer Res 2007; 5:813-22. [PMID: 17699107 PMCID: PMC3607384 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-07-0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The relationships between profiles of global gene expression and DNA damage checkpoint functions were studied in cells from patients with ataxia telangiectasia (AT). Three telomerase-expressing AT fibroblast lines displayed the expected hypersensitivity to ionizing radiation (IR) and defects in DNA damage checkpoints. Profiles of global gene expression in AT cells were determined at 2, 6, and 24 h after treatment with 1.5-Gy IR or sham treatment and were compared with those previously recognized in normal human fibroblasts. Under basal conditions, 160 genes or expressed sequence tags were differentially expressed in AT and normal fibroblasts, and these were associated by gene ontology with insulin-like growth factor binding and regulation of cell growth. On DNA damage, 1,091 gene mRNAs were changed in at least two of the three AT cell lines. When compared with the 1,811 genes changed in normal human fibroblasts after the same treatment, 715 were found in both AT and normal fibroblasts, including most genes categorized by gene ontology into cell cycle, cell growth, and DNA damage response pathways. However, the IR-induced changes in these 715 genes in AT cells usually were delayed or attenuated in comparison with normal cells. The reduced change in DNA damage response genes and the attenuated repression of cell cycle-regulated genes may account for the defects in cell cycle checkpoint function in AT cells.
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- Tong Zhou
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Baulch JE, Li MW, Raabe OG. Effect of ATM heterozygosity on heritable DNA damage in mice following paternal F0 germline irradiation. Mutat Res 2006; 616:34-45. [PMID: 17161850 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2006.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene product maintains genome integrity and initiates cellular DNA repair pathways following exposures to genotoxic agents. ATM also plays a significant role in meiotic recombination during spermatogenesis. Fertilization with sperm carrying damaged DNA could lead to adverse effects in offspring including developmental defects or increased cancer susceptibility. Currently, there is little information regarding the effect of ATM heterozygosity on germline DNA repair and heritable effects of paternal germline-ionizing irradiation. We used neutral pH comet assays to evaluate spermatozoa 45 days after acute whole-body irradiation of male mice (0.1Gy, attenuated (137)Cs gamma rays) to determine the effect of ATM heterozygosity on delayed DNA damage effects of Type A/B spermatogonial irradiation. Using the neutral pH sperm comet assay, significant irradiation-related differences were found in comet tail length, percent tail DNA and tail extent moment, but there were no observed differences in effect between wild-type and ATM +/- mice. However, evaluation of spermatozoa from third generation descendants of irradiated male mice for heritable chromatin effects revealed significant differences in DNA electrophoretic mobility in the F(3) descendants that were based upon the irradiated F(0) sire's genotype. In this study, radiation-induced chromatin alterations to Type A/B spermatogonia, detected in mature sperm 45 days post-irradiation, led to chromatin effects in mature sperm three generations later. The early cellular response to and repair of DNA damage is critical and appears to be affected by ATM zygosity. Our results indicate that there is potential for heritable genetic or epigenetic changes following Type A/B spermatogonial irradiation and that ATM heterozygosity increases this effect.
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- Janet E Baulch
- University of Maryland, Baltimore, Radiation Oncology Research Laboratory, BRB 7-002, 655 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Waddell N, Jonnalagadda J, Marsh A, Grist S, Jenkins M, Hobson K, Taylor M, Lindeman GJ, Tavtigian SV, Suthers G, Goldgar D, Oefner PJ, Taylor D, Grimmond S, Khanna KK, Chenevix-Trench G. Characterization of the breast cancer associated ATM 7271T>G (V2424G) mutation by gene expression profiling. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2006; 45:1169-81. [PMID: 17001622 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Mutations in ATM are responsible for the autosomal recessive disorder ataxia telangiectasia. Heterozygous mutations in ATM have been associated with an elevated risk of breast cancer. We previously reported one breast cancer family in which ATM 7271T>G (V2424G) segregated with disease, and apparently acted in a dominant negative manner. We now report the screening of 782 multiple-case breast cancer families that identified two additional index cases with ATM 7271T>G. Phylogenetic sequence analysis showed that V2424 is a highly conserved residue, and that the 2424G variant is likely to interfere with function. To elucidate the consequences of this mutation, we expression profiled wild-type, heterozygous, and homozygous lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) from Scottish and Australian families using an oligonucleotide microarray. Cluster analysis revealed 77 genes that were differentially expressed in homozygous and heterozygous V2424G cells (compared to wild-type) and 11 genes differentially expressed in the homozygous cells. We also evaluated the profiles of LCLs after exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) and identified 77 genes that were differentially expressed in wild-type cells, but not in homozygous or heterozygous V2424G cells. We validated the expression differences by RT-PCR in additional heterozygous V2424G LCLs from another breast cancer family. We found no consistent cytotoxicity or abrogation of ATM kinase activity after IR in seven heterozygous V2424G LCLs, compared to wild-type LCLs, but did find an increase in the number of chromosomal aberrations. These data suggest that the V2424G missense mutation acts largely as a dominant negative in terms of the associated expression profiles.
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- Nic Waddell
- Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Kato TA, Nagasawa H, Weil MM, Little JB, Bedford JS. Levels of gamma-H2AX Foci after low-dose-rate irradiation reveal a DNA DSB rejoining defect in cells from human ATM heterozygotes in two at families and in another apparently normal individual. Radiat Res 2006; 166:443-53. [PMID: 16953663 DOI: 10.1667/rr3604.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We have investigated the use of the gamma-H2AX assay, reflecting the presence of DNA double-strand breaks, as a possible means for identifying individuals who are mildly hypersensitive to ionizing radiation, such as some ATM heterozygotes. We compared levels of gamma-H2AX foci after irradiation in cells from six apparently normal individuals as well as from individuals from two separate AT families including the proband, mother, father and three unaffected siblings in each family. After a 1-Gy single acute (high-dose-rate) gamma-ray dose delivered to noncycling contact-inhibited monolayers of cells, clear differences were seen between samples from normal individuals (ATM(+/+)) and probands (ATM(-/-)) at nearly all sampling times after irradiation, but no clear distinctions were seen for cells from normal compared to obligate heterozygotes (ATM(+/-)). In contrast, after 24 h of continuous irradiation at a dose rate of 10 cGy/h, appreciable differences in numbers of foci per cell were observed for cells from individuals for all the known ATM genotypes compared with controls. Four unaffected siblings had mean numbers of foci per cell similar to that for the obligate heterozygotes, whereas the other two had mean values similar to that for normal controls. We determined independently that those siblings with mean numbers of foci per cell in the range of ATM heterozygotes carried the mutant allele, while both siblings with a normal number of foci per cell after irradiation had normal alleles. A more limited set of experiments using lymphoblastoid cell strains in the low-dose-rate assay also revealed distinct differences for normal compared to ATM heterozygotes from the same families and opens the possibility of using peripheral blood lymphocytes as a more suitable material for an assay to detect mild hypersensitivities to radiation among individuals.
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- Takamitsu A Kato
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Connolly L, Lasarev M, Jordan R, Schwartz JL, Turker MS. Atm haploinsufficiency does not affect ionizing radiation mutagenesis in solid mouse tissues. Radiat Res 2006; 166:39-46. [PMID: 16808618 DOI: 10.1667/rr3578.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ataxia telangiectasia (AT) is a hereditary disease with autosomal recessive inheritance of ATM (ataxia telangiectasia mutation) alleles. AT is associated with severe sensitivity to ionizing radiation and a strong predisposition to develop cancer. A modest increase in cancer, particularly for the breast, has been shown for ATM carriers (i.e. heterozygotes), and a modest increase in radiation sensitivity has also been shown for those patients and their cells. However, the extent of these effects is unclear. Based on the well-established relationship between cancer and mutation, we used a mouse model for Atm haploinsufficiency to ask whether partial loss of Atm function could lead to an increased mutagenic response for solid tissues of mice exposed to radiation. The autosomal mouse Aprt gene was used as the mutational target and kidney and ear as the target tissues in B6D2F1 hybrids. Although induction of autosomal mutations was readily demonstrated in both tissues, a comparison of these data with those from an identical study performed with B6D2F1 mice that were wild-type for Atm (Cancer Res. 62, 1518-1523, 2002) revealed that Atm haploinsufficiency did not alter the radiation mutagenic response for the cells of either tissue. Moreover, no effect of Atm haploinsufficiency on reduced cellular viability due to radiation exposure was observed. The results demonstrate that Atm haploinsufficiency does not alter the radiation mutagenic response or decrease viability for normally quiescent cells in solid tissues of the mouse.
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- Lanelle Connolly
- Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET), Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Leonard JC, Mullinger AM, Schmidt J, Cordell HJ, Johnson RT. Genome Instability in Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T) Families: Camptothecin-Induced Damage to Replicating DNA Discriminates between Obligate A-T Heterozygotes, A-T Homozygotes and Controls. Biosci Rep 2005; 24:617-29. [PMID: 16158199 DOI: 10.1007/s10540-005-2796-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Previously we used the topoisomerase I inhibitor camptothecin (CPT), which kills mainly S-phase cells primarily by inducing double strand breaks (DSBs) in replication forks, to show that ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) fibroblasts are defective in the repair of this particular subclass of DSBs. CPT treated A-T cells reaching G2 have abnormally high levels of chromatid exchanges, viewed as prematurely condensed G2 chromosomes (G2 PCC), compared with normal cells where aberrations are mostly chromatid breaks. Here we show that A-T lymphoblastoid cells established from individuals with different mutations in the ATM gene also exhibit increased levels of chromosomal exchanges in response to CPT, indicating that the replication-associated DSBs are misrepaired in all these cells. From family studies we show that the presence of a single mutated allele in obligate A-T heterozygotes leads to intermediate levels of chromosomal exchanges in CPT-treated lymphoblastoid cells, thus providing a functional and sensitive assay to identify these individuals.
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- Jay C Leonard
- Coriell Cell Repositories, Coriell Institute for Medical Research, 403 Haddon Avenue, Camden, New Jersey, 08103, USA
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Hall J. The Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated gene and breast cancer: gene expression profiles and sequence variants. Cancer Lett 2005; 227:105-14. [PMID: 16112413 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2004] [Accepted: 12/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The role of the Ataxia-telangiectaisa mutated (ATM) gene, as a risk factor for breast cancer has been a consistent theme in the literature since the first reports by Swift and colleagues who reported that ATM heterozygotes in AT families had increased risks of developing breast cancer. Loss of heterozygosity at the ATM locus has been reported in 30-40% of breast tumours and 50-70% show altered ATM protein levels. Germline ATM sequence variants have been reported in breast cancer cases, however, it is difficult to fully evaluate the increased risk associated with their presence. The potential role of such variants needs to be further assessed, together with functional studies to model their impact on ATM function.
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- Janet Hall
- DNA Repair Team, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon cedex, France.
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Young DB, Jonnalagadda J, Gatei M, Jans DA, Meyn S, Khanna KK. Identification of Domains of Ataxia-telangiectasia Mutated Required for Nuclear Localization and Chromatin Association. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:27587-94. [PMID: 15929992 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m411689200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) is essential for rapid induction of cellular responses to DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). In this study, we mapped a nuclear localization signal (NLS), 385KRKK388, within the amino terminus of ATM and demonstrate its recognition by the conventional nuclear import receptor, the importin alpha1/beta1 heterodimer. Although mutation of this NLS resulted in green fluorescent protein (GFP) x ATM(NLSm) localizing predominantly within the cytoplasm, small amounts of nuclear GFP x ATM(NLSm) were still sufficient to elicit a DNA damage response. Insertion of an heterologous nuclear export signal between GFP and ATM(NLSm) resulted in complete cytoplasmic localization of ATM, concomitantly reducing the level of substrate phosphorylation and increasing radiosensitivity, which indicates a functional requirement for ATM nuclear localization. Interestingly, the carboxyl-terminal half of ATM, containing the kinase domain, which localizes to the cytoplasm, could not autophosphorylate itself or phosphorylate substrates, nor could it correct radiosensitivity in response to DSBs even when targeted to the nucleus by insertion of an exogenous NLS, demonstrating that the ATM amino terminus is required for optimal ATM function. Moreover, we have shown that the recruitment/retention of ATM at DSBs requires its kinase activity because a kinase-dead mutant of GFP x ATM failed to form damage-induced foci. Using deletion mutation analysis we mapped a domain in ATM (amino acids 5-224) required for its association with chromatin, which may target ATM to sites of DNA damage. Combined, these data indicate that the amino terminus of ATM is crucial not only for nuclear localization but also for chromatin association, thereby facilitating the kinase activity of ATM in vivo.
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- David B Young
- Signal Transduction Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia
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Thompson D, Duedal S, Kirner J, McGuffog L, Last J, Reiman A, Byrd P, Taylor M, Easton DF. Cancer risks and mortality in heterozygous ATM mutation carriers. J Natl Cancer Inst 2005; 97:813-22. [PMID: 15928302 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dji141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 356] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the ATM gene are the principal cause of ataxia telangiectasia (A-T). Several studies have suggested that heterozygous carriers of ATM mutations are at increased risk of breast cancer and perhaps of other cancers, but the precise risk is uncertain. METHODS Cancer incidence and mortality information for 1160 relatives of 169 UK A-T patients (including 247 obligate carriers) was obtained through the National Health Service Central Registry. Relative risks (RRs) of cancer in carriers, allowing for genotype uncertainty, were estimated with a maximum-likelihood approach that used the EM algorithm. Maximum-likelihood estimates of cancer risks associated with three groups of mutations were calculated using the pedigree analysis program MENDEL. All statistical tests were two-sided. RESULTS The overall relative risk of breast cancer in carriers was 2.23 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.16 to 4.28) compared with the general population but was 4.94 (95% CI = 1.90 to 12.9) in those younger than age 50 years. The relative risk for all cancers other than breast cancer was 2.05 (95% CI = 1.09 to 3.84) in female carriers and 1.23 (95% CI = 0.76 to 2.00) in male carriers. Breast cancer was the only site for which a clear risk increase was seen, although there was some evidence of excess risks of colorectal cancer (RR = 2.54, 95% CI = 1.06 to 6.09) and stomach cancer (RR = 3.39, 95% CI = 0.86 to 13.4). Carriers of mutations predicted to encode a full-length ATM protein had cancer risks similar to those of people carrying truncating mutations. CONCLUSION These results confirm a moderate risk of breast cancer in A-T heterozygotes and give some evidence of an excess risk of other cancers but provide no support for large mutation-specific differences in risk.
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- Deborah Thompson
- CR-UK Genetic Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Cavaciuti E, Laugé A, Janin N, Ossian K, Hall J, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Andrieu N. Cancer risk according to type and location ofATMmutation in ataxia-telangiectasia families. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2004; 42:1-9. [PMID: 15390180 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Epidemiological studies have indicated that ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) heterozygotes in AT families have an increased risk of cancer, particularly of breast cancer (BC). However, in BC case-control studies, no significant differences were found in the frequency of ATM mutations between patients and controls. In such studies missense mutations were found more frequently than truncating mutations, suggesting that the cancer risk depends on mutation type. To investigate this possibility, we assessed the risk of BC according to the type and position of the ATM truncating mutation in extended AT families. DNA or RNA that had been isolated from blood or buccal cells of AT children and their relatives was screened for ATM germ-line mutations using restriction endonuclease fingerprinting, the protein truncation test, fluorescence-assisted mismatch analysis, and direct sequencing. The standardized incidence ratio of cancer associated with ATM heterozygosity status and type of mutation was estimated. We tested for genotype-phenotype correlations by simulations, permuting mutations among parental branches. No significant difference was found in the relative risk of breast cancer or any other type of cancer based on mutation type. However, the occurrence of BC may be associated with truncating mutations in certain binding domains of the ATM protein (e.g., P53/BRCA1, beta-adaptin, and FAT domains; P = 0.006). In this limited sample set, the presence of missense or truncating ATM mutations was not associated with different cancer risks. The risk of BC appeared to be associated with the alteration of binding domains rather than with the length of the predicted ATM protein.
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The occurrence of acute or late normal tissue reactions after therapeutic radiotherapy and cellular responses in in vitro radiosensitivity assays do not correlate well suggesting that to date no one test system is suitable for predicting the risk or severity of such reactions. New insights into the underlying molecular mechanisms of this sensitivity are coming from studies that assess associations between common polymorphisms in DNA damage detection and repair genes and the development of adverse reactions to radiotherapy. The presence of such variants may alter protein function and an individual's capacity to repair damaged DNA modifying the response of the normal tissue. Polymorphisms in the XRCC1, ATM, hHR21 and TGFbeta1 genes have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of developing an adverse normal tissue reaction to radiotherapy, whilst one variant in the ATM gene has been reported to be radioprotective. Functional studies, taking into account either the haplotypes or the combined genotypes when multiple polymorphisms in a gene are present, will be necessary to establish the mechanistic basis of these associations. In the future association studies can only benefit from the analysis of multiple genes in large, well-characterized cohorts in particular to identify genetic factors that might specifically influence the temporal occurrence of these adverse reactions.
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- Marie Fernet
- DNA Repair Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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Gutiérrez-Enríquez S, Fernet M, Dörk T, Bremer M, Lauge A, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Moullan N, Angèle S, Hall J. Functional consequences of ATM sequence variants for chromosomal radiosensitivity. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2004; 40:109-19. [PMID: 15101044 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The ATM [for ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) mutated] protein plays a key role in the detection and cellular response to DNA double-strand breaks. Several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been described in the ATM gene; however, their association with cancer risk or radiosensitivity remains to be fully established. In this study, the functional consequences of specific ATM SNPs on in vitro radiosensitivity, as assessed by micronuclei (MN) formation, were measured in lymphoblastoid cell lines established from 10 breast cancer (BC) patients carrying different ATM missense SNPs, six A-T patients, six A-T heterozygotes (A-T het), and six normal individuals. The BC, A-T het, and A-T cell line groups showed significantly higher mean levels of MN formation after exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) than did the group containing normal cell lines, with similar levels in the BC and A-T het groups. Within the BC lines studied, the group composed of the six carrying the linked 2572T>C (858F>L) and 3161C>G (1054P>R) variants had a higher level of MN after IR exposure compared to that observed in the remaining four BC or in the normal cell lines. This increase was not related to the constitutive ATM mRNA level, which was similar in these BC and the normal cell lines. Our results indicate that alterations in the ATM gene, including the presence of heterozygous mutations and the 2572C and 3161G variant alleles, are associated with increased in vitro chromosomal radiosensitivity, perhaps by interfering with ATM function in a dominant-negative manner.
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MESH Headings
- Ataxia Telangiectasia/genetics
- Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- Cell Division/genetics
- Cell Division/radiation effects
- Cell Line
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chromosomes/radiation effects
- DNA/genetics
- DNA/radiation effects
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- DNA, Neoplasm/radiation effects
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Genetic Variation/genetics
- Genetic Variation/physiology
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Lymphocytes/cytology
- Lymphocytes/pathology
- Lymphocytes/virology
- Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective/genetics
- Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective/radiation effects
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/physiology
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/physiology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- RNA, Neoplasm/metabolism
- Radiation Tolerance/genetics
- Tumor Suppressor Proteins
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