Mutations in context: implications of <Emphasis Type="Italic">BRCA</Emphasis> testing in diverse populations |
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Authors: | Gabriela E S Felix Yonglan Zheng Olufunmilayo I Olopade |
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Institution: | 1.Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics & Global Health, Department of Medicine,University of Chicago,Chicago,USA;2.Laboratório de Imunologia e Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde,Universidade Federal da Bahia,Salvador,Brazil;3.Centro de Pesquisas Gon?alo Moniz,Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz,Bahia,Brazil;4.Department of Medicine,University of Chicago,Chicago,USA |
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Abstract: | Cancer is a common non-communicable disease worldwide, although it exhibits differential population trends in incidence and mortality rates. The differences relate to population structure, environmental risk factors as well as health system organization. This article discusses the potential impact of genetic testing on population health, focusing in particular on the mutational spectrum of breast cancer susceptibility genes in diverse populations. We identify the need for improved access to, and increased investment in, comprehensive cancer risk assessment and genetic testing as well as cancer control measures that take into account lifestyle, environmental, and social factors in understudied minority groups. |
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