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Age-specific breast and ovarian cancer risks associated with germline BRCA1or BRCA2pathogenic variants – an Asian study of 572 families

Authors :
Ho, Weang-Kee
Hassan, Tiara
Yoon, Sook-Yee
Yang, Xin
Lim, Joanna M.C.
Binte Ishak, Nur Diana
Ho, Peh Joo
Wijaya, Eldarina A.
Pei-Sze Ng, Patsy
Luccarini, Craig
Allen, Jamie
Tai, Mei-Chee
Chiang, Jianbang
Zhang, Zewen
See, Mee-Hoong
Thong, Meow-Keong
Woo, Yin-Ling
Dunning, Alison M.
Hartman, Mikael
Yip, Cheng-Har
Mohd Taib, Nur Aishah
Easton, Douglas F.
Li, Jingmei
Ngeow, Joanne
Antoniou, Antonis C.
Teo, Soo-Hwang
Source :
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific; 20240101, Issue: Preprints
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Clinical management of Asian BRCA1and BRCA2pathogenic variants (PV) carriers remains challenging due to imprecise age-specific breast (BC) and ovarian cancer (OC) risks estimates. We aimed to refine these estimates using six multi-ethnic studies in Asia.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26666065
Issue :
Preprints
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs65239790
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101017