Frequencies of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations among 1,342 unselected patients with invasive ovarian cancer
Zhang S, Royer R, Li S, McLaughlin JR, Rosen B, Risch HA, Fan I, Bradley L, Shaw PA, Narod SA. Frequencies of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations among 1,342 unselected patients with invasive ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 121: 353-357. PMID: 21324516, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive ovarian cancerOvarian cancerFirst-degree relativesMultiplex ligation-dependent probe amplificationUnselected patientsBRCA2 mutationsNon-mucinous ovarian cancerGermline mutationsCombined mutation frequencyPopulation-based seriesOvarian cancer patientsCommon adult cancersSerous ovarian cancerPrevalence of mutationsFrequency of BRCA1Mucinous carcinomaCancer patientsAdult cancersLigation-dependent probe amplificationCancerGenetic testingPatientsWomenBreastBRCA1