Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 3

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Also known as breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, type 3BROVCA3hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome caused by mutation in RAD51CRAD51C hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome

Summary

Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 3 (MONDO:0013253) is a cancer caused by RAD51C (GenCC Strong), with 4 cohort genes (3 CIViC-evidence somatic drivers; 897 ClinVar predisposition records).

At a glance

  • Classification: Cancer
  • Causal gene: RAD51C (GenCC Strong)
  • Cohort genes: 4
  • ClinVar variants: 897

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical namebreast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 3
Mondo IDMONDO:0013253
OMIM613399
UMLSC3150659
MedGen462009
Is cancer (heuristic)yes

Also known as: breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 3 · breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, type 3 · BROVCA3 · hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome caused by mutation in RAD51C · hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome caused by mutation in Rad51C · RAD51C hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome · Rad51C hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome

Data availability: 897 ClinVar variants · 3 GenCC gene-disease records.

Disease family

Classification path: disease susceptibility › inherited disease susceptibility › breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to › breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 3

Related subtypes (4): breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1, breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 2, breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 4, breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 5

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

ClinVar germline variants

600 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

132 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 130 benign/likely benign, 77 likely benign, 71 pathogenic, 64 uncertain significance, 50 benign, 41 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 34 likely pathogenic, 1 not provided

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
1072935NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.612del (p.Leu205fs)LOC129390903Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1098903NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.656T>A (p.Leu219Ter)LOC129390903Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1098905NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.704dup (p.Val236fs)LOC129390903Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1098906NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.705+1G>TLOC129390903Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
142919NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.701C>G (p.Ser234Ter)LOC129390903Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
185074NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.630T>G (p.Tyr210Ter)LOC129390903Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
186604NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.653_654del (p.Glu218fs)LOC129390903Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
2021697NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.615_618del (p.Ser206fs)LOC129390903Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
230577NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.705+1G>ALOC129390903Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
232018NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.622_623del (p.Ile208fs)LOC129390903Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
2705286NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.627T>G (p.Tyr209Ter)LOC129390903Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
3148354NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.616dup (p.Ser206fs)LOC129390903Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3148608NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.699_702del (p.His233fs)LOC129390903Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
372087NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.145+2T>GLOC130061310Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1069820NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.472dup (p.Ile158fs)RAD51CPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1069913NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.961C>T (p.Gln321Ter)RAD51CPathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1072950NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.401T>G (p.Leu134Ter)RAD51CPathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1073709NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.795del (p.Ala266fs)RAD51CPathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1075016NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.905-1G>ARAD51CPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1098890NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.-13_14del (p.Met1_Thr5del)RAD51CPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1098898NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.522_523insC (p.Ala175fs)RAD51CPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1098899NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.572-1G>TRAD51CPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1098902NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.635del (p.Arg212fs)RAD51CPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1098904NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.672dup (p.Leu225fs)RAD51CPathogenicno assertion criteria provided
1098907NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.706-1G>ARAD51CPathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1098911NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.862del (p.Thr288fs)RAD51CPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1098925NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.706_837+2delRAD51CPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1177647GRCh37/hg19 17q22(chr17:56809845-56811583)RAD51CPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1177648NM_058216.3:c.1_705delRAD51CPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1177649NM_058216.3(RAD51C):c.405_571delRAD51CPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 10 · Orphanet: 25 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0

Somatic driver evidence (intOGen + CIViC, cohort fanout)

GeneintOGen roleCancer typesCIViC
RAD51CCIViC #4762
TP53LoFACC,ALL,AML,ANGS,ANSC,BCC,BL,BLADDER,BLCA,BRCA,CCRCC,CEAD,CESC,CHOL,CHRCC,CLLSLL,COAD,COADREAD,CSCC,DLBCLNOS,EGC,ES,ESCA,ESCC,GB,GBC,GBM,GIST,HCC,HGGNOS,HNSC,LGGNOS,LIPO,LMS,LNM,LUAD,LUSC,MBL,MEL,MLYM,MT,NBL,NETNOS,NHL,NPC,NSCLC,OS,OVT,PAAD,PANCREAS,PAST,PCM,PLMESO,PRAD,PRCC,PROSTATE,RCC,READ,SACA,SARCNOS,SCLC,SIC,SKCM,SKIN,SOFT_TISSUE,STAD,STOMACH,THYM,UCEC,UCS,UTUC,VULVA,WDTC,WTCIViC #45
RAD50ActGBMCIViC #8032

GenCC gene–disease validity (cohort genes)

the Disease column is the GenCC-asserted condition — a cohort gene’s strongest validity may be for a related predisposition syndrome.

GeneClassificationInheritanceDiseaseRecords
RAD51CStrongAutosomal dominantbreast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 310

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
RAD51COrphanet:145Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome
RAD51COrphanet:84Fanconi anemia
TEX14Orphanet:399805Male infertility with azoospermia or oligozoospermia due to single gene mutation
TP53Orphanet:1333Familial pancreatic carcinoma
TP53Orphanet:145Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome
TP53Orphanet:1501Adrenocortical carcinoma
TP53Orphanet:210159Adult hepatocellular carcinoma
TP53Orphanet:251576Gliosarcoma
TP53Orphanet:251579Giant cell glioblastoma
TP53Orphanet:251899Choroid plexus carcinoma
TP53Orphanet:2807Papilloma of choroid plexus
TP53Orphanet:293199Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma
TP53Orphanet:3318Essential thrombocythemia
TP53Orphanet:524Li-Fraumeni syndrome
TP53Orphanet:52688Myelodysplastic syndrome
TP53Orphanet:585909B-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma with t(9;22)(q34.1;q11.2)
TP53Orphanet:667662Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma
TP53Orphanet:668Osteosarcoma
TP53Orphanet:67038B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
TP53Orphanet:70573Small cell lung cancer
TP53Orphanet:96253Cushing disease
TP53Orphanet:99756Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
TP53Orphanet:99757Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
RAD50Orphanet:145Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome
RAD50Orphanet:240760Nijmegen breakage syndrome-like disorder

Cohort genes → proteins

4 cohort genes, 4 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence4

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
RAD51CHGNC:9820ENSG00000108384O43502DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 3gencc,clinvar
TEX14HGNC:11737ENSG00000121101Q8IWB6Inactive serine/threonine-protein kinase TEX14clinvar
TP53HGNC:11998ENSG00000141510P04637Cellular tumor antigen p53clinvar
RAD50HGNC:9816ENSG00000113522Q92878DNA repair protein RAD50clinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
RAD51CDNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 3Essential for the homologous recombination (HR) pathway of DNA repair.
TEX14Inactive serine/threonine-protein kinase TEX14Required both for the formation of intercellular bridges during meiosis and for kinetochore-microtubule attachment during mitosis.
TP53Cellular tumor antigen p53Multifunctional transcription factor that induces cell cycle arrest, DNA repair or apoptosis upon binding to its target DNA sequence.
RAD50DNA repair protein RAD50Component of the MRN complex, which plays a central role in double-strand break (DSB) repair, DNA recombination, maintenance of telomere integrity and meiosis.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 1 · Difficult: 1 · Unknown: 2 · Druggable fraction: 0.25

Family distribution

Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.

FamilyGenesFoldFDR
Kinase16.9×0.410
Transcription factor12.1×0.605
Other/Unknown20.9×0.769

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
RAD51COther/UnknownnoRad51_C, DNA_recomb/repair_RecA-like, RecA_ATP-bd
TEX14KinaseyesProt_kinase_dom, Ser-Thr/Tyr_kinase_cat_dom, Ankyrin_rpt
TP53Transcription factornop53_tumour_suppressor, p53-like_TF_DNA-bd_sf, p53_tetrameristn
RAD50Other/UnknownnoRad50_eukaryotes, Zn_hook_RAD50, P-loop_NTPase

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

4 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.

Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)

BucketGenes
narrow (1-5 tissues)0
moderate (6-20)0
broad (>20)4
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
right testis2
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis1
primordial germ cell in gonad1
left testis1
testis1
ganglionic eminence1
tendon of biceps brachii1
ventricular zone1
calcaneal tendon1
colonic epithelium1
corpus callosum1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
RAD51C281ubiquitousmarkerprimordial germ cell in gonad, right testis, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis
TEX14162broadmarkerright testis, left testis, testis
TP53223ubiquitousmarkerventricular zone, ganglionic eminence, tendon of biceps brachii
RAD50134ubiquitousmarkercorpus callosum, calcaneal tendon, colonic epithelium

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 0.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
TP5322,736
RAD51C3,396
RAD502,552
TEX14943

Structural data

PDB: 4 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
TP53P04637313
RAD51CO4350217
RAD50Q928786
TEX14Q8IWB62

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 63. Enrichment computed across 4 evidence-associated genes (3 with Reactome annotation).

Pathways by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 3 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Impaired BRCA2 binding to PALB22304.5×2e-04RAD51C, RAD50
Defective homologous recombination repair (HRR) due to BRCA1 loss of function2282.0×2e-04RAD51C, RAD50
Defective HDR through Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of BRCA1 binding function2282.0×2e-04RAD51C, RAD50
Defective HDR through Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of BRCA2/RAD51/RAD51C binding function2282.0×2e-04RAD51C, RAD50
Resolution of D-loop Structures through Synthesis-Dependent Strand Annealing (SDSA)2262.5×2e-04RAD51C, RAD50
Homologous DNA Pairing and Strand Exchange2253.8×2e-04RAD51C, RAD50
Resolution of D-loop Structures through Holliday Junction Intermediates2200.3×3e-04RAD51C, RAD50
Presynaptic phase of homologous DNA pairing and strand exchange2181.3×3e-04RAD51C, RAD50
HDR through Homologous Recombination (HRR)2126.9×6e-04RAD51C, RAD50
DNA Damage/Telomere Stress Induced Senescence2108.8×7e-04TP53, RAD50
Recruitment and ATM-mediated phosphorylation of repair and signaling proteins at DNA double strand breaks297.6×8e-04TP53, RAD50
Meiotic recombination286.5×9e-04RAD51C, RAD50
G2/M DNA damage checkpoint280.1×1e-03TP53, RAD50
Regulation of TP53 Activity through Phosphorylation278.5×1e-03TP53, RAD50
Loss of function of TP53 in cancer due to loss of tetramerization ability13806.7×0.001TP53
Regulation of TP53 Expression11903.3×0.002TP53
Factors involved in megakaryocyte development and platelet production244.3×0.002RAD51C, TP53
Transcriptional activation of cell cycle inhibitor p211951.7×0.004TP53
Activation of NOXA and translocation to mitochondria1634.4×0.005TP53
Sensing of DNA Double Strand Breaks1634.4×0.005RAD50
RUNX3 regulates CDKN1A transcription1543.8×0.006TP53
PI5P Regulates TP53 Acetylation1423.0×0.007TP53
Activation of PUMA and translocation to mitochondria1380.7×0.007TP53
TP53 Regulates Transcription of Caspase Activators and Caspases1317.2×0.008TP53
TP53 Regulates Transcription of Death Receptors and Ligands1317.2×0.008TP53
HDR through MMEJ (alt-NHEJ)1292.8×0.008RAD50
Urea cycle1292.8×0.008TP53
Regulation of TP53 Activity through Association with Co-factors1271.9×0.008TP53
TP53 regulates transcription of several additional cell death genes whose specific roles in p53-dependent apoptosis remain uncertain1253.8×0.008TP53
Stabilization of p531253.8×0.008TP53

GO biological processes by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 4 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
telomere maintenance via recombination2766.0×4e-04RAD51C, RAD50
reciprocal meiotic recombination2280.9×0.001RAD51C, RAD50
DNA recombination2168.5×0.003RAD51C, RAD50
meiotic DNA recombinase assembly14213.0×0.003RAD51C
female meiosis sister chromatid cohesion14213.0×0.003RAD51C
intercellular bridge organization14213.0×0.003TEX14
negative regulation of helicase activity14213.0×0.003TP53
cellular response to actinomycin D14213.0×0.003TP53
regulation of intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway by p53 class mediator14213.0×0.003TP53
negative regulation of G1 to G0 transition14213.0×0.003TP53
double-strand break repair2101.5×0.003TP53, RAD50
double-strand break repair via homologous recombination278.0×0.003RAD51C, RAD50
regulation of mitotic recombination12106.5×0.004RAD50
positive regulation of mitochondrial membrane permeability12106.5×0.004TP53
oligodendrocyte apoptotic process12106.5×0.004TP53
negative regulation of glucose catabolic process to lactate via pyruvate12106.5×0.004TP53
negative regulation of pentose-phosphate shunt12106.5×0.004TP53
obsolete homolactic fermentation11404.3×0.005TP53
signal transduction by p53 class mediator11404.3×0.005TP53
negative regulation of miRNA processing11404.3×0.005TP53
intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to hypoxia11404.3×0.005TP53
regulation of fibroblast apoptotic process11404.3×0.005TP53
T cell proliferation involved in immune response11053.2×0.005TP53
telomeric 3’ overhang formation11053.2×0.005RAD50
positive regulation of programmed necrotic cell death11053.2×0.005TP53
oxidative stress-induced premature senescence11053.2×0.005TP53
B cell lineage commitment1842.6×0.005TP53
T cell lineage commitment1842.6×0.005TP53
mRNA transcription1842.6×0.005TP53
positive regulation of RNA polymerase II transcription preinitiation complex assembly1842.6×0.005TP53

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

Approved (phase 4): 1 · Phase ≥3: 1 · Phased (≥1): 2 · Undrugged: 2

Druggability breadth: 2 of 4 evidence-associated genes (50%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).

Genes with an approved drug

The molecule shown is one approved compound that hits the gene — not necessarily a drug of choice or one indicated for this disease.

SymbolExample approved molecule
TP53NITROFURANTOIN

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
TP531964
RAD5012
RAD51C00
TEX1400

Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)

MoleculeMax phaseTargets in cohort
NITROFURANTOIN4TP53
DIOSMIN4TP53
VERTEPORFIN4TP53
CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL4TP53
DIENESTROL4TP53
CLOTRIMAZOLE4TP53
COLCHICINE4TP53
NABUMETONE4TP53
SALMETEROL XINAFOATE4TP53
AMIODARONE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
FURAZOLIDONE4TP53
AMOXAPINE4TP53
RALOXIFENE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
NICARDIPINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
SULCONAZOLE NITRATE4TP53
PYRITHIONE ZINC4TP53
LACTIC ACID4TP53
OXYMETHOLONE4TP53
CHLOROXINE4TP53
PROPIOLACTONE4TP53
CLOMIPRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
PHENYL AMINOSALICYLATE4TP53
THIORIDAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
ETHOPROPAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
MECHLORETHAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
ECONAZOLE NITRATE4TP53
TRIFLUPROMAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
PROCHLORPERAZINE EDISYLATE4TP53
DEQUALINIUM CHLORIDE4TP53

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.

Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
TP53869Binding:775, ADMET:83, Functional:10, Toxicity:1
RAD507Binding:7

Cohort genes with high screening signal

≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.

SymbolChEMBL assays
TP53869

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 4; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.

No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).

Drug repurposing candidates

30 approved/phased drugs hit cohort targets but don’t yet appear in disease-level clinical trials. Target-inhibition rationale is strongest for cancer driver genes; a bioactivity hit is a screening signal, not a treatment claim.

CompoundMax phaseCohort target (bioactivity)
NITROFURANTOIN4TP53
DIOSMIN4TP53
VERTEPORFIN4TP53
CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL4TP53
DIENESTROL4TP53
CLOTRIMAZOLE4TP53
COLCHICINE4TP53
NABUMETONE4TP53
SALMETEROL XINAFOATE4TP53
AMIODARONE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
FURAZOLIDONE4TP53
AMOXAPINE4TP53
RALOXIFENE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
NICARDIPINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
SULCONAZOLE NITRATE4TP53
PYRITHIONE ZINC4TP53
LACTIC ACID4TP53
OXYMETHOLONE4TP53
CHLOROXINE4TP53
PROPIOLACTONE4TP53
CLOMIPRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
PHENYL AMINOSALICYLATE4TP53
THIORIDAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
ETHOPROPAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
MECHLORETHAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
ECONAZOLE NITRATE4TP53
TRIFLUPROMAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE4TP53
PROCHLORPERAZINE EDISYLATE4TP53
DEQUALINIUM CHLORIDE4TP53

Druggability pyramid

Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)1TP53
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved1RAD50
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug1TEX14
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug1RAD51C

Undrugged target profiles

2 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
RAD51C0
TEX140

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.