Underuse of BRCA testing in patients with breast and ovarian cancer

Jason D Wright; Ling Chen; Ana I Tergas; Melissa Accordino; Cande V Ananth; Alfred I Neugut; Dawn L Hershman

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2016.02.011

Underuse of BRCA testing in patients with breast and ovarian cancer

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jun;214(6):761-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.02.011. Epub 2016 Feb 11.

Authors

Jason D Wright¹, Ling Chen², Ana I Tergas³, Melissa Accordino⁴, Cande V Ananth⁵, Alfred I Neugut⁶, Dawn L Hershman⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY. Electronic address: jw2459@columbia.edu.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.

PMID: 26875946
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.02.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

BRCA2 Protein / analysis*
Breast Neoplasms / genetics*
Breast Neoplasms, Male / genetics*
Female
Humans
Male
Ovarian Neoplasms / genetics*
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / analysis*

Substances

BRCA2 Protein
BRCA2 protein, human
BRAP protein, human
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

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