The Contribution of Genetic Modifiers to Ovarian Cancer Risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variant Carriers. (PubMed, Cancers (Basel))
The analysis identified 11 variants affecting both BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers, most of which increase risk, including the following: IRS1, RSPO1, SYNPO2, BABAM1, MRPL34, PLEKHM1, and TIPARP...The only SNP reaching genome-wide significance (p < 5 × 10-8) was in BNC2. The article summarizes the growing number of genetic modifiers of ovarian cancer risk among BRCA1/2 carriers and highlights their potential to improve individualized risk assessment, enhance patient stratification, support personalized prevention and surveillance strategies, deepen the understanding of disease biology, and identify potential therapeutic targets.