2010
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer due to mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2
Petrucelli N, Daly M, Feldman G. Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer due to mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. Genetics In Medicine 2010, 12: 245-259. PMID: 20216074, DOI: 10.1097/gim.0b013e3181d38f2f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBRCA1/2 mutationsBRCA2 mutationsHereditary breastTesting of at-risk relativesFamily history of cancerOvarian cancerAt-risk relativesPrimary prevention optionsHistory of cancerPrevalence of BRCA1/2 mutationsEstimates of penetranceAshkenazi Jewish populationCancer riskProphylactic surgeryPrevention optionsFamily historyBRCA2 genesEarly interventionFamily membersBRCA2Increased surveillanceFamilial mutationsBRCA1/2BRCA1Jewish population
2007
Salpingo-oophorectomy and the Risk of Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancers in Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation
Finch A, Beiner M, Lubinski J, Lynch H, Moller P, Rosen B, Murphy J, Ghadirian P, Friedman E, Foulkes W, Kim-Sing C, Wagner T, Tung N, Couch F, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Ainsworth P, Daly M, Pasini B, Gershoni-Baruch R, Eng C, Olopade O, McLennan J, Karlan B, Weitzel J, Sun P, Narod S. Salpingo-oophorectomy and the Risk of Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancers in Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2007, 62: 29-31. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000251480.69322.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of ovarian cancerBRCA2 mutationsBRCA1 mutationsPeritoneal cancerOvarian cancerSalpingo-oophorectomyFallopian tubeIntact ovariesIncreased lifetime risk of ovarian cancerEstimated risk of ovarian cancerFollow-upLifetime risk of ovarian cancerBilateral salpingo-oophorectomyPrimary peritoneal cancerBRCA mutation carriersMultivariable hazard ratiosIncreased lifetime riskYears of ageBilateral oophorectomyProphylactic oophorectomyBRCA2 genesIncident cancerOophorectomyCumulative incidenceProspective study