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To identify the molecular cause of her NF1, we screened for germline mutations disrupting <jats:italic>NF1<\/jats:italic> or <jats:italic>SPRED1<\/jats:italic>, revealing a heterozygous germline single-nucleotide variant (SNV) in exon 21 of <jats:italic>NF1<\/jats:italic> at c.2709G&gt;A, Chr 17: 29556342. By report, this variant disrupts pre-mRNA splicing of <jats:italic>NF1<\/jats:italic> transcripts. No pathogenic mutations were identified in <jats:italic>SPRED1<\/jats:italic>. A potential association between MBC and NF1 was reported in eight previous cases, but none underwent detailed genomics analysis. To identify additional candidate germline variants potentially predisposing to MBC, we conducted targeted exome sequencing of 279 established cancer-causing genes in a control blood sample, disclosing four rare SNVs. Analysis of her breast tumor showed markedly altered variant allelic fractions (VAFs) for two (50%) of them, revealing somatic loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at germline SNVs. Of these, only the VAF of the pathogenic SNV in <jats:italic>NF1<\/jats:italic> was increased in the tumor. Tumor sequencing demonstrated five somatic mutations altering <jats:italic>TP53<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>BRCA1<\/jats:italic>, and other genes potentially contributing to cancer formation. Because somatic LOH at certain germline SNVs can enhance their impacts, we conclude that increased allelic imbalance of the pathogenic SNV in <jats:italic>NF1<\/jats:italic> likely contributed to tumorigenesis. 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