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Population-based BRCA1/2 testing programmes are highly acceptable in the Jewish community: results of the JeneScreen Study.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 2023
Tiller Jane M, Cousens Nicole E, Kaur Rajneesh, Rowley Simone, Ko Yi-An, Mahale Sakshi, Bankier Agnes, Meiser Bettina, Barlow-Stewart Kristine, Burnett Leslie, Jacobs Chris, James Paul, Trainer Alison, Neil Suzanne, Campbell Ian G, Andrews Lesley, Delatycki Martin
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BACKGROUND: Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) people have a higher incidence of BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants (PVs) than unselected populations. Three BRCA-Jewish founder mutations (B-JFMs) comprise >90% of BRCA1/2 PVs in AJ people. Personal/family cancer history-based testing misses ≥50% of people with B-JFM. METHODS: We compared two population-based B-JFM screening programmes in Australia-using (1) an online tool (Sydney)...
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