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Week of 10 June 2026

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Hereditary neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) — prevalence and clinical implications of germline variants
Autosomal dominantPubMed
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Germline Cancer Testing in Unselected Patients With Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Hereditary neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) — prevalence and clinical implications of germline variants
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MainstreamingPenetrance update
Pancreas 2026· JunRead
BRCA1
Autosomal dominantPubMed
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Contralateral breast cancer risks for BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, CHEK2, and ATM pathogenic variant carriers: a meta-analysis

Contralateral breast cancer in BRCA1/2, PALB2, CHEK2, ATM pathogenic variant carriers
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Breast cancerPenetrance updateProphylactic surgery
BJC Rep 2026· JunRead
Lynch syndrome
Autosomal dominantPubMed
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Distinct Germline Mutation Landscape and Clinical Implications in Chinese Colorectal Cancer Patients

Hereditary colorectal cancer — germline mutation landscape in Chinese population (1,094 CRC patients)
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Lynch syndromeRecurrent variantMainstreaming
Cancer Med 2026· JunRead
BRCA1
Autosomal dominantPubMed
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Decoding BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer: Impact on Prognosis, Platinum Response, and Actionability

Germline BRCA1/2-associated high-grade serous ovarian cancer — prognostic impact by variant topography
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PARP inhibitorPenetrance update
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2026· JunRead
CDKN2B
Autosomal dominantmedRxiv
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Disruption of CTCF binding by germline non-coding variants in CDKN2B suppress CDKN2B expression in melanoma-prone families

Hereditary familial melanoma, 9p21 locus without CDKN2A coding variant
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New geneNew mechanism
medRxiv 2026· JunRead
Hereditary prostate cancer — germline variants in real-world multiethnic cohort
Autosomal dominantPubMed

Pathogenic Germline Variants in a Racially Diverse Real-World Cohort of Patients With Prostate Cancer

Hereditary prostate cancer — germline variants in real-world multiethnic cohort
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Recurrent variantMainstreaming
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2026· JunRead
BRCA1
Autosomal dominantPubMed

Opportunistic Screening of High-Risk Breast Cancer Variants in Hospital Biobank Participants

Opportunistic BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2 screening in Finnish hospital biobank participants
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Mainstreaming
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2026· JunRead
Breast cancer
PubMed

Clinical Performance of International and Korean Genetic Testing Criteria for Hereditary Breast Cancer

Hereditary breast cancer — clinical performance of genetic testing criteria (Korean vs ASCO-SSO/NCCN guidelines)
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Breast cancerNew recommendationMainstreaming
J Breast Cancer 2026· MayRead
Breast cancer
PubMed

Are current Polish guidelines for prophylactic mastectomy sufficient?

Prophylactic mastectomy — update of Polish recommendations for hereditary breast cancer predispositions
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Breast cancerNew recommendationProphylactic surgery
Hered Cancer Clin Pract 2026· JunRead
BRCA1
Autosomal dominantPubMed

Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in germline BRCA-mutated early triple-negative breast cancer: real-world multicenter data

Germline BRCA1/2 early triple-negative breast cancer — response to neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy
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NPJ Breast Cancer 2026· JunRead
Germline predisposition
PubMed

Germline Whole-Genome Sequencing in Early-Onset Pediatric Solid Tumors Implicates Structural Variants in Cancer Risk

Early-onset pediatric solid tumors — germline structural variants for predisposition
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Germline predispositionMainstreaming
JCO Precis Oncol 2026· JunRead
Lynch syndrome
PubMed

Prevalence and clinicopathologic features of mismatch repair-deficient endometrial cancers in young Japanese patients

MMR-deficient endometrial cancers in young Japanese patients — universal Lynch testing
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Lynch syndromeMainstreamingNew recommendation
Int J Clin Oncol 2026· JunRead
MEN1
Autosomal dominantPubMed

A de novo MEN1 gene mutation in a 4-year-old boy with hypoglycemia: A case report and literature review

MEN1 (multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1), de novo MEN1 mutation, pediatric insulinoma at age 4
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Functional SNVRecurrent variant
Cancer Genet 2026· JunRead
EPCAM
Autosomal dominantPubMed

Identification of a novel intergenic EPCAM-MSH2 deletion causing EPCAM-associated Lynch syndrome

Lynch syndrome — novel EPCAM-MSH2 intergenic deletion, MSH2 epigenetic silencing mechanism
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Lynch syndromeRecurrent variantVUS reclassified
J Med Genet 2026· JunRead
Hereditary ovarian cancer in older women (≥70 years) — real-world genetic testing data
PubMed

Real-world genetic testing data of ovarian cancer patients: Informing counseling in older women

Hereditary ovarian cancer in older women (≥70 years) — real-world genetic testing data
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MainstreamingPARP inhibitor
Gynecol Oncol 2026· JunRead
Lynch syndrome
Autosomal dominantPubMed

Integrated tumor and germline profiling of lynch syndrome in a North Indian cohort

Lynch syndrome — germline mutational landscape in a North Indian cohort (CRC + EC)
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Lynch syndromeRecurrent variant
Front Oncol 2026· JanRead