2011
Clinical impact of unclassified variants of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes
Akbari MR, Zhang S, Fan I, Royer R, Li S, Risch H, McLaughlin J, Rosen B, Sun P, Narod SA. Clinical impact of unclassified variants of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2011, 48: 783. PMID: 21965345, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2011-100305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree relativesFemale first-degree relativesRelatives of patientsOvarian cancerCumulative riskPathogenic mutationsUnclassified variantsRisk of cancerHistorical cohortBRCA2 mutationsClinical impactHigh riskBRCA2 genesCancerUnknown significancePatientsMissense variantsFunctional effectsWomenRiskBRCA1PenetranceMutationsRelativesCohort
1998
Oral Contraceptives and the Risk of Hereditary Ovarian Cancer
Narod S, Risch H, Moslehi R, Dørum A, Neuhausen S, Olsson H, Provencher D, Radice P, Evans G, Bishop S, Brunet J, Ponder B, Klijn J. Oral Contraceptives and the Risk of Hereditary Ovarian Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 1998, 339: 424-428. PMID: 9700175, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199808133390702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral contraceptive useHereditary ovarian cancerOvarian cancerOral contraceptivesControl womenBRCA2 genesPathogenic mutationsCase-control studyHigh lifetime riskDuration of useYear of birthLifetime riskOdds ratioBRCA2 mutationsLifetime historyHereditary formsCancerBRCA1 mutationsContraceptivesWomenPatientsRiskMore yearsPast useBRCA1