Discovery of BRCA Mutations: Historical Perspective of Its Scientific, Clinical and Social Impact

Autores
Burachik, Natalia Belén; Ortiz, Ana Laura; Kordon, Edith Claudia
Año de publicación
2023
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In the human genome, BRCA1 and BRCA2 (for BReast CAncer 1 and 2) genes encode for proteins involved in several functions that are crucial for the maintenance of genome stability and integrity. They participate in DNA damage response and repair pathways and, therefore, act as tumor suppressor genes. Mutations in these genes, which are located in chromosomes 17q21 and 13q13 respectively, are responsible for a great fraction of inherited breast and ovarian cancers, as well as other pathologies, such as Fanconi Anemia. Approximately 30 years ago, a report from a group of the School of Public Health at the University of California about a hypothetical gene that led to predisposition to early-onset breast cancer in certain families changed the history of breast cancer research, diagnosis, and prevention. Nowadays, the accessibility of genetic testing and the availability of different approaches as wide coverage screenings, prophylactic mastectomies, and risk-lowering drugs benefits BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers enormously. This chapter summarizes the unique trajectory of BRCA research and its scientific and social implications.
Fil: Burachik, Natalia Belén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular "Dr. Héctor N. Torres"; Argentina
Fil: Ortiz, Ana Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Kordon, Edith Claudia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Química Biológica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
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BRCA1
BRCA2
BREAST CANCER
HISTORY
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Discovery of BRCA Mutations: Historical Perspective of Its Scientific, Clinical and Social Impact
title Discovery of BRCA Mutations: Historical Perspective of Its Scientific, Clinical and Social Impact
spellingShingle Discovery of BRCA Mutations: Historical Perspective of Its Scientific, Clinical and Social Impact
Burachik, Natalia Belén
BRCA1
BRCA2
BREAST CANCER
HISTORY
title_short Discovery of BRCA Mutations: Historical Perspective of Its Scientific, Clinical and Social Impact
title_full Discovery of BRCA Mutations: Historical Perspective of Its Scientific, Clinical and Social Impact
title_fullStr Discovery of BRCA Mutations: Historical Perspective of Its Scientific, Clinical and Social Impact
title_full_unstemmed Discovery of BRCA Mutations: Historical Perspective of Its Scientific, Clinical and Social Impact
title_sort Discovery of BRCA Mutations: Historical Perspective of Its Scientific, Clinical and Social Impact
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Burachik, Natalia Belén
Ortiz, Ana Laura
Kordon, Edith Claudia
author Burachik, Natalia Belén
author_facet Burachik, Natalia Belén
Ortiz, Ana Laura
Kordon, Edith Claudia
author_role author
author2 Ortiz, Ana Laura
Kordon, Edith Claudia
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Valarmathi, Mani T.
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BRCA1
BRCA2
BREAST CANCER
HISTORY
topic BRCA1
BRCA2
BREAST CANCER
HISTORY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In the human genome, BRCA1 and BRCA2 (for BReast CAncer 1 and 2) genes encode for proteins involved in several functions that are crucial for the maintenance of genome stability and integrity. They participate in DNA damage response and repair pathways and, therefore, act as tumor suppressor genes. Mutations in these genes, which are located in chromosomes 17q21 and 13q13 respectively, are responsible for a great fraction of inherited breast and ovarian cancers, as well as other pathologies, such as Fanconi Anemia. Approximately 30 years ago, a report from a group of the School of Public Health at the University of California about a hypothetical gene that led to predisposition to early-onset breast cancer in certain families changed the history of breast cancer research, diagnosis, and prevention. Nowadays, the accessibility of genetic testing and the availability of different approaches as wide coverage screenings, prophylactic mastectomies, and risk-lowering drugs benefits BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers enormously. This chapter summarizes the unique trajectory of BRCA research and its scientific and social implications.
Fil: Burachik, Natalia Belén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular "Dr. Héctor N. Torres"; Argentina
Fil: Ortiz, Ana Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Kordon, Edith Claudia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Química Biológica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
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