Cancer Institute A national cancer institute
designated cancer center

Esther M. John

Publication Details

  • Breast cancer risk for noncarriers of family-specific BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations: findings from the Breast Cancer Family Registry.

    Kurian AW, Gong GD, John EM, Johnston DA, Felberg A, West DW, Miron A, Andrulis IL, Hopper JL, Knight JA, Ozcelik H, Dite GS, Apicella C, Southey MC, Whittemore AS. J Clin Oncol. 2011; 29 (34): 4505-9

    Women with germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations have five- to 20-fold increased risks of developing breast and ovarian cancer. A recent study claimed that women testing negative for their family-specific BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation (noncarriers) have a five-fold increased risk of breast cancer. We estimated breast cancer risks for noncarriers by using a population-based sample of patients with breast cancer and their female first-degree relatives (FDRs).

    PubMedID: 22042950

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