Large-Scale Population Screening for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Ashkenazi Founder Mutations: Perspectives of Professionals Providing Oncogenetic Consultations
While the general attitude toward the screening program is positive, most professionals feel the need to improve the current screening program by defining exclusion criteria, providing comprehensive pretest information and adding other BRCA1/2 founder mutations, as well as expanding the screening to include ethnicities other than Ashkenazi Jews.
Authors
- Yoel Gofin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3233-258X)
- Rivka Sukenik‐Halevy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4418-7551)
- Yael Furman
- Shira Litz Philipsborn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0394-259X)
- Shulamit Hartmajer
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Meir Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Care
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000543678
- Primary Topic
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00