Gene index

9 article(s) in the watch · Cancer genetics

BRCA2 is a homologous-recombination tumour-suppressor gene. Pathogenic variants raise the risk of breast (female and male), ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer and enable access to PARP inhibitors.

InheritanceAutosomal dominant
Clinical spectrumBreast (female/male), ovary, prostate, pancreas, melanoma
ManagementEnhanced surveillance, risk-reducing surgery, PARP inhibitors.

Curated publications

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Measuring disease likelihood in genomic ascertainment.

Secondary findings in genome sequencing — BRCA1/BRCA2: likelihood of genuine clinical diagnosis

Onco13 May 2026
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Comprehensive evidence for the pathogenicity of the BRCA2 c.7847C>T (p.Ser2616Phe) variant in Japanese hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.

Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC)

Onco27 May 2026
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The 'Prostate Cancer Screening for People at Genetic Risk of Aggressive Disease' (PATROL) study.

Hereditary prostate cancer predisposition

Onco16 June 2026
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Comprehensive analysis of BRCA1/2 germline mutations in high-grade prostate cancer among Arab patients.

Hereditary prostate cancer / BRCA1/2

Onco16 June 2026
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Germline genetic testing among patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A Pancreatic Cancer Action Network patient survey.

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma with germline predisposition

Onco20 May 2026
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Uptake of cascade tests in relatives of patients undergoing cancer precision medicine in Japan.

Germline variants identified through cancer precision medicine — cascade testing of relatives (BRCA1/2, ATM, MSH2, APC, BAP1, CDK4, CDKN2A, RAD51C)

Onco13 May 2026
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Decoding the BRCA2 reversion principles underlying PARP inhibitor resistance.

Germline BRCA2 cancer — PARP inhibitor resistance mechanisms through reversion mutations

Onco13 May 2026
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Surgical Outcomes After Risk-Reducing Mastectomy Among BRCA1 and BRCA2 Carriers

HBOC — surgical safety data for risk-reducing mastectomy

Onco6 May 2026
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Neoadjuvant PARP inhibitor scheduling in BRCA1 and BRCA2 related breast cancer: PARTNER, a randomized phase II/III trial

gBRCA1/2 breast cancer, early stage (triple negative or luminal)

Onco6 May 2026