Cancer incidence in BRCA1 mutation carriers
Cancer incidence in BRCA1 mutation carriers
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DOI:
10.1093/jnci/94.18.1358
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发表时间:
2002-09-18
影响因子:
10.3
通讯作者:
Easton, DF
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作者:
Thompson, D;Easton, DF
Background: Germline BRCA1 mutations confer a substantial lifetime risk of breast and ovarian cancer, but whether cancer at other sites is increased is less clear. To evaluate the risks of other cancers in BRCA1 mutation carriers, we conducted a cohort study of 11847 individuals from 699 families segregating a BRCA1 mutation that were ascertained in 30 centers across Europe and North America. Methods: The observed cancer incidence was compared with the expected cancer incidence based on population cancer rates. Relative risks (RRs) of each cancer type in BRCA1 carriers relative to risks for the general population were estimated by weighting individuals according to their estimated probability of being a mutation carrier. All statistical tests were two-sided. Results: BRCA1 mutation carriers were at a statistically significantly increased risk for several cancers, including pancreatic cancer (RR = 2.26, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.26 to 4.06, P =.004) and cancer of the uterine body and cervix (uterine body RR = 2.65, 95% CI = 1.69 to 4.16, P