In prostate adenocarcinoma, besides mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes that are known to increase the incidence of high-risk cancer in young patients, new studies have shown mutation in other gene such as HOXB13 and also polymorphisms in MYC, MSMB, KLK2 and KLK3 that can be related to hereditary prostate cancer.
A recurrent mutation in HOXB13 has been shown to predispose to hereditary prostate cancer (HPC), and BRCA2 mutations to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC).
A rare recurrent missense variant in HOXB13 (rs138213197/rs138213197" genes_norm="10481">G84E) was recently reported to be associated with hereditary prostate cancer.
A rare but recurrent missense mutation (rs138213197" genes_norm="10481">G84E, rs138213197) in the gene homeobox B13 (HOXB13) was recently reported to be associated with hereditary prostate cancer.
Recent genetic epidemiologic studies identified a germline mutation in the homeobox transcription factor, HOXB13G84E, which is associated with markedly increased risk for prostate cancer, particularly early-onset hereditary prostate cancer.