Mutation of breast cancer susceptibility genes increases cerebral microbleeds: A pilot study
Pope B, Wolcott Z, Castillo M, Jin J, Wong KH, Havenon A, Yaghi S, Goldstein ED. Mutation of breast cancer susceptibility genes increases cerebral microbleeds: A pilot study. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2022, 31: 106729. PMID: 36116220, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral small vessel diseaseCerebrovascular risk factorsBRCA mutationsCerebral microbleedsRisk factorsOdds ratioMarkers of CSVDBreast cancer susceptibility gene mutationsRetrospective cross-sectional analysisCancer susceptibility gene mutationsAdjusted odds ratioSmall vessel diseaseHosmer-Lemeshow testSusceptibility gene mutationsCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsBreast cancer susceptibility genesVessel diseaseWildtype individualsBrain MRICancer susceptibility genesStudent's t-test analysisT-test analysisMalignancy evaluationClinical implications