BRCA2 and ovarian carcinoma: These included the DLD1 human colon cancer line with or without BRCA2 knockout (BRCA2KO or WT), as well as BRCA2-deficient cell lines, such as VC8 (Chinese hamster transformed lung fibroblasts) and Peo1 (human ovarian carcinoma), paired with their respective counterparts in which BRCA2 expression was restored.