Should I Test Myself for BRCA Gene Mutations?

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Last Posted: Jun 01, 2018

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• Should I Test Myself for BRCA Gene Mutations?  
  EK Howley, US News, June 1, 2018
• BRCA Mutations in the Young, High-Risk Female Population: Genetic Testing, Management of Prophylactic Therapies, and Implications for Plastic Surgeons.  
  Salibian Ara A et al. Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2018 Jun 141(6) 1341-1350
• Did This Botched Patient Have an "Unnecessary Double Mastectomy?!"  
  M Khalife, E-Online, May 29, 2018
• How Accurate Is Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing? From Gold(ish) To Garbage  
  E Matloff, Forbes, May 2018
• Identical Twins Hint at How Environments Change Gene Expression  
  Studying twins has long offered insight into the interplay of nature and nurture. Epigenetics is the next frontier. E Hayasaki, The Atlantic, May 2018
• PARP Inhibitor Shows Promise in Patients With BRCA-Mutated Pancreatic Cancer  
  ASCO Post, May 23, 2018
• Schizophrenia ‘risk genes’ are not so risky if the mother’s pregnancy was healthy  
  S Begley, Stat News, May 28, 2018
• Within-Gender Differences in Medical Decision Making Among Male Carriers of the BRCA Genetic Mutation for Hereditary Breast Cancer.  
  Hesse-Biber Sharlene et al. American journal of men's health 2017 Sep 11(5) 1444-1459
• Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing  
  J Gill et al, JAMA, May 18, 2018
• Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing - The Implications of the US FDA’s First Marketing Authorization for BRCA Mutation Testing  
  Gill J, et al. JAMA, May 18, 2018

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