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Jun 14, 2013

Supreme Court Strikes Down BRCA Gene Patents

...et al. v. Myriad Genetics, the court considered the validity of patents held by the Utah-based company Myriad Genetics for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which when mutated are associated...

Sep 5, 2017

The Link Between Chemotherapy Resistance and a Tumor’s BRCA1/2 Mutations

...looked at both copies of the BRCA genes, one copy given by each parent. Until recently, it had been assumed that mutated BRCA gene left the non-mutated gene defunct, which...

Jan 1, 2013

No Long-Term Survival Benefit for BRCA Mutation Carriers

...investigate long-term survival (10 years post diagnosis) in BRCA mutation carriers. Their results show that “for women with invasive ovarian cancer, the short-term survival advantage of carrying a BRCA1 or...

Sep 19, 2018

Big Strides Made in Identifying More BRCA1 Mutations

...of breast and ovarian cancers. Although the most common BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations are already known to increase risk, there are thousands of variants of those genes that were previously...

Jun 21, 2012

New Study on BRCA Mutation in Women with Ovarian Cancer

A new study of 1,001 women with ovarian cancer found that 14% of them carried a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. However, 44% of those women did not have a family...

Apr 29, 2015

Oophorectomy Increases Breast Cancer Survival in BRCA1 Mutation Carriers

...diagnosed with stage I or II breast cancer who also tested positive for the BRCA1 mutation. Involved in the study were 676 women, 345 of whom had their ovaries removed...

Dec 2, 2014

Population Screening for BRCA Mutations in Ashkenazi Jewish Women is Cost-Effective

...National Cancer Institute compared the cost-effectiveness of population-based BRCA testing with the standard FH-based approach in Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) women. The study found that population-based screening for BRCA mutations is...

Aug 24, 2018

Non-BRCA Genes Associated with Breast and Ovarian Cancers Identified and Confirmed

(August 24, 2018) A recent study, published in JAMA Oncology, shed light on non-BRCA gene associations to breast and ovarian cancers. Researchers discovered new genes and confirmed previously existing evidence...

Oct 7, 2015

Most Women Getting BRCA Test not Getting Genetic Counseling

(October 7, 2015) A report published in JAMA Oncology shows that most commercially insured women who underwent BRCA genetic testing did not receive genetic counseling by trained genetics professionals. Lack...

Feb 28, 2014

Early oophorectomy cuts risk of death in BRCA mutation carriers

New research published this week suggests that women with BRCA1 mutations should have a prophylactic oophorectomy by the age of 35 to lessen their risk of developing and dying from...

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