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Men with metastatic prostate cancer carrying a pathogenic germline variant in breast cancer genes: disclosure of genetic test results to relatives.
Familial cancer - 1 Jun 2024
Vlaming Michiel, Ausems Margreet G E M, Schijven Gina, van Oort Inge M, Kets C Marleen, Komdeur Fenne L, van der Kolk Lizet E, Oldenburg Rogier A, Sijmons Rolf H, Kiemeney Lambertus A L M, Bleiker Eveline M A
Abstract excerpt
Some patients with metastatic prostate cancer carry a pathogenic germline variant (PV) in a gene, that is mainly associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women. If they test positive for such a PV, prostate cancer patients are encouraged to disclose the genetic test result to relatives who are at risk in case the carrier status changes the relatives' medical care. Our study aimed to investigate how...
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