Cancer genetics

C Van Cott - Surgical Clinics, 2020 - surgical.theclinics.com
Medicine has undergone staggering advancement over the past decades. From the
discovery of DNA to sequencing the human genome, genetics has, and will continue to …

Realm of proteomics in breast cancer management and drug repurposing to alleviate intricacies of treatment

RN Behera, VS Bisht, K Giri… - PROTEOMICS–Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer, a multi‐networking heterogeneous disease, has emerged as a serious
impediment to progress in clinical oncology. Although technological advancements and …

Next step in molecular genetics of hereditary breast/ovarian cancer: Multigene panel testing in clinical actionably genes and prioritization algorithms in the study of …

V Castillo-Guardiola, L Rosado-Jimenez… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the two main genes causing hereditary breast and
ovarian cancer (HBOC). However, thanks to the development of Next Generation …

Access disparities and underutilization of germline genetic testing in Chilean breast cancer patients

F Acevedo, B Walbaum, M Camus, M Manzor… - Breast Cancer Research …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Latin American reports on genetic cancer risk assessments are scarce. In
Chile, current breast cancer (BC) guidelines do not define strategies for germline genetic …

Evaluating the utility of multi-gene, multi-disease population-based panel testing accounting for uncertainty in penetrance estimates

JW Liang, KD Christensen, RC Green, P Kraft - NPJ Genomic Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Panel germline testing allows for the efficient detection of deleterious variants for multiple
conditions, but the benefits and harms of identifying these variants are not always well …

Addressing the routine failure to clinically identify monogenic cases of common disease

MF Murray, MJ Khoury, NS Abul-Husn - Genome Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Changes in medical practice are needed to improve the diagnosis of monogenic
forms of selected common diseases. This article seeks to focus attention on the need for …

The screen project: guided direct-to-consumer genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility in Canada

SA Narod, N Gojska, P Sun, A Tryon, J Kotsopoulos… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Screen Project was initiated in 2017 to offer BRCA1 and BRCA2
genetic screening to all Canadians over the age of 18 who wish to know their mutation …

Exploring breast surgeons' attitudes on universal genetic testing: a qualitative study

M Lapkus, B Horowitz, C Sauer, D Victorson… - Annals of surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The American Society of Breast Surgeons released a consensus
statement that genetic testing should be made available to all patients with a personal …

Challenges in breast cancer genetic testing. A call for novel forms of multidisciplinary care and long-term evaluation

FH Menko, K Monkhorst, FBL Hogervorst… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Current methods of next generation sequencing may simultaneously detect multiple
germline breast cancer susceptibility variants. However, it is a challenge to maximize the …

Clinical utility of universal germline genetic testing for patients with breast cancer

PW Whitworth, PD Beitsch, R Patel, B Rosen… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines currently recommend
germline testing for high-risk genes in selected patients with breast cancer. The clinical utility …