2012
Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk and Risk Reduction in Jewish BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers
Finkelman B, Rubinstein W, Friedman S, Friebel T, Dubitsky S, Schonberger N, Shoretz R, Singer C, Blum J, Tung N, Olopade O, Weitzel J, Lynch H, Snyder C, Garber J, Schildkraut J, Daly M, Isaacs C, Pichert G, Neuhausen S, Couch F, Veer L, Eeles R, Bancroft E, Evans D, Ganz P, Tomlinson G, Narod S, Matloff E, Domchek S, Rebbeck T. Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk and Risk Reduction in Jewish BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 1321-1328. PMID: 22430266, PMCID: PMC3341145, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.37.8133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionAgedBreast NeoplasmsCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsFemaleGenes, BRCA1Genes, BRCA2Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingGerm-Line MutationHeterozygoteHumansIncidenceJewsMiddle AgedOdds RatioOvarian NeoplasmsPrevalencePrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentRisk Reduction BehaviorConceptsRisk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomyRisk of breast cancerOvarian cancer riskCancer riskRelative risk of breast cancerRisk reductionPopulation-based cohort studyBRCA1/2-positive womenMutation carriersCancer risk reductionBRCA1/2 mutation carriersRisk of cancerBreast cancerJewish womenCox proportional hazards modelsOvarian cancerNon-Jewish womenEstimate breastBRCA1/2 carriersProportional hazards modelBRCA2 carriersClinical careRelative riskBRCA1/2 mutationsCohort study
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