| Literature DB >> 27209246 |
Marieke Arts-de Jong1, Geertruida H de Bock2, Christi J van Asperen3, Marian J E Mourits4, Joanne A de Hullu5, C Marleen Kets6.
Abstract
The presence of a germline BRCA1/2 mutation improves options for tailored risk-reducing strategies and treatment in both breast and ovarian cancer patients and their relatives. Currently, referral for germline BRCA1/2 mutation testing of women with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) varies widely, based on different criteria, such as age of onset, family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer and histological type of EOC. The overall probability of a germline BRCA1/2 mutation in women with EOC is above 10%, and a substantial part of the germline BRCA1/2 mutation carriers is missed when applying these criteria for referral. Therefore, we strongly recommend referral of all women with EOC for genetic counselling and DNA analysis.Entities:
Keywords: BRCA mutation; Epithelial ovarian cancer; Genetic testing; Probability; Referral
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27209246 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.03.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Cancer ISSN: 0959-8049 Impact factor: 9.162