Clinical Cancer Genetics Flashcards

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1
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What is the difference between a hereditary and acquired mutation?

A
Hereditary = germline
Acquired = any other time
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What are the two different types of genetic susceptibility?

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High risk cancer genes

Familial cancer

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What are high risk cancer genes?

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Single mutation in one high-risk gene

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4
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What are familial cancers?

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Multiple lower risk genetic factors

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5
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What is an example of a high effect common variant influencing common disease?

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Macular degeneration

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6
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What do the most common high risk cancer predisposition genes code for?

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Retinoblastoma

Medullary thyroid

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What can you use to identify genetically predisposed cancers?

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Family history
Syndromic features
Tumour testing
Pathology of cancer

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8
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What does a family history assessment show?

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Age of onset and type of cancer

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9
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How do you get a polygenic risk score?

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GWAS for cancer associated SNPs

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10
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What are the syndromic features of cancer predisposition genes?

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Trichilemmoma

Mucocutaneous pigmentation

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How can you check if a mutation is germline?

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blood test

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12
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What is stratified prevention?

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Categorisation of the population into risk groups, each of which would be offered a different intervention

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13
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How often are all women screened for breast cancer?

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3 yearly from 47-70

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14
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How big of a risk is B1 surveillance?

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Medium

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15
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How big of a risk is B2 surveillance

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High

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16
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If you are on B1 surveillance how often do you get invited for breast cancer screening?

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Anually 40-50

3 yearly 50-70

17
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How often do you get invited for breast cancer screening if you’re on B2 surveillance?

A

Annual 40-60

3 yearly 60-70

18
Q

What is chemo prevention?

A

Use of drugs to preemptively minimise cancer risk

19
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At what % likelihood do you test for high risk cancer genes?

A

10%

20
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What type of gene are most cancer predisposition genes?

A

Autosomal dominant

21
Q

Why has there been a move to WGS for genetic cancer testing?

A

Increased mutation detection
Increased understanding of mutagenesis
Greater understanding of phenotypic spectrum/cancer risk

22
Q

What are the possible outcomes of diagnostic genetic testing?

A

No disease causing variant
Variant of uncertain sigificance identified
Disease causing variant identified

23
Q

If you identify a pathogenic variant, how can you manage it?

A

Risk reducing surgeries
Chemoprevention
Invasive and non-invasive imaging

24
Q

What is predictive testing?

A

A test in a well person to predict future risk

25
Q

What are the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes involved in?

A

DNA repair and regulation of transcription

26
Q

What is the prevelance of lynch syndrome?

A

1 in 440

27
Q

What genes are involved in lynch syndrome?

A

MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2

28
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What types of cancer is lynch syndrome most associated with?

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Colorectal, endometrial and ovarian

29
Q

What risk reducing surgery is done in lynch syndrome?

A

Hysterectomy

30
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What chemoprevention is done in lynch syndrome?

A

Low dose aspirin