Article
Prevention, diagnosis and clinical management of hereditary breast cancer beyond BRCA1/2 genes.
Cancer treatment reviews - 1 Sept 2024
Calabrese A, von Arx C, Tafuti A A, Pensabene M, De Laurentiis M
Abstract excerpt
The detection of germline pathogenic variants (gPVs) in BRCA1/2 and other breast cancer (BC) genes is rising exponentially thanks to the advent of multi-gene panel testing. This promising technology, coupled with the availability of specific therapies for BC BRCA-related, has increased the number of patients eligible for genetic testing. Implementing multi-gene panel testing for hereditary BC screening holds...
Topics
- Humans
- Breast Neoplasms
- Female
- Genetic Testing
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- BRCA1 Protein
- BRCA2 Protein
