Test Familial Breast-Ovarian Cancer types 1 and 2
Description
- Features characteristic of familial, versus sporadic, breast cancer are younger age at diagnosis, frequent bilateral disease, and frequent occurrence of disease among men. According to the conclusions of the Breast Cancer Linkage Consortium (1997), the histology of breast cancers in women predisposed by reason of carrying BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations differs from that in sporadic cases, and there are differences between breast cancers in carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. The findings were interpreted as suggesting that breast cancer due to BRCA1 has a different natural history from BRCA2 or apparently sporadic disease, which may have implications for screening and management.
- Genes:
- BRCA1, BRCA2
- Disorders:
- Breast Cancer, Tumors, Cancer Diseases
- Clinical Utility:
- Confirmation of a clinical diagnosis, Carrier testing in unaffected family members
Methods
- Description:
- Delivery Time:
- 20 days
- Sample:
- 2-5 Ml Venous Blood Sample / DNA sample
- Alternative:
- Description:
- Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification
- Delivery Time:
- 10 days
- Sample:
- 2-5 mL Blood - Lavender Top Tube
- Alternative:
- Description:
- Delivery Time:
- 2 months
- Sample:
- 6ml. venomous blood
- Alternative:
- Ops!
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