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From the Department of Surgery (SB, CL) and Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology (LHC, OJS, RRD), Eastern Virginia Medical School, and Virginia Prostate Center (LHC, OJS, RRD), Norfolk, Virginia; and the Department of Preventative Medicine (PW, HL), Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska.
ABSTRACT
Background: BRCA-1 mutations predispose women to early onset breast cancer, but ~20% never develop cancer. Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF MS) profiling can differentiate protein signatures of cancer and normal subjects. Our objective was to distinguish women with BRCA-1 mutations who developed breast cancer (BRCA-1 Ca) from those who did not (Carrier), normal volunteers (NL), and women with sporadic breast cancer (SBC), using SELDI-TOF.
Methods: Baseline serum specimens were obtained from women with BRCA-1 mutations without cancer, SBC, and NL. BRCA-1 women were later divided into two cohorts, pending cancer development. The sera were spotted onto protein chips for SELDI-TOF analysis and analyzed with classification algorithm software.
Results: BRCA-1 Ca patients (n = 15) developed cancer within 3 years of baseline, while BRCA-1 carriers (n = 15) were cancer-free in 7 years of follow-up. SELDI-TOF analysis revealed differentially expressed proteins (P < .05) between BRCA-1 Ca, Carrier, and SBC patients (n = 16), such that 13/15 BRCA-1 Ca vs. Carrier women were correctly identified (sensitivity/specificity of 87%/87%) and 14/15 BRCA-1 Ca vs. SBC patients were correctly identified (sensitivity/specificity 94%/100%). Profiles of Carriers resembled NL profiles (n = 16).
Conclusions: SELDI-TOF protein profiles from this small pilot study distinguished between women with BRCA-1 Ca, Carriers, and women with SBC. Whether BRCA-1 Ca represents earlier detection of occult cancer or other risk factors is unknown. Follow-up studies with larger numbers and longer follow-up are required to validate these findings but may allow more timely prophylactic or therapeutic strategies.
Key Words: BRCA-1 • Breast cancer • Protein profiling • Serum
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