ClinVar: public archive of relationships among sequence variation and human phenotype

…, JM Lee, GR Riley, W Jang, WS Rubinstein… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
ClinVar ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/ ) provides a freely available archive of reports
of relationships among medically important variants and phenotypes. ClinVar accessions …

Mutations in SDHD, a Mitochondrial Complex II Gene, in Hereditary Paraganglioma

…, A Bosch, A Mey, PEM Taschner, WS Rubinstein… - Science, 2000 - science.org
Hereditary paraganglioma (PGL) is characterized by the development of benign, vascularized
tumors in the head and neck. The most common tumor site is the carotid body (CB), a …

Association of risk-reducing surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers with cancer risk and mortality

…, N Tung, JN Weitzel, FJ Couch, WS Rubinstein… - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Context Mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy are widely used by carriers of BRCA1 or
BRCA2 mutations to reduce their risks of breast and ovarian cancer. Objective To estimate …

Founder and recurrent CDH1 mutations in families with hereditary diffuse gastric cancer

…, M Connolly-Wilson, S Weissman, WS Rubinstein… - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
ContextHereditary diffuse gastric cancer is caused by germline mutations in the epithelial
cadherin (CDH1) gene and is characterized by an increased risk for diffuse gastric cancer and …

[PDF][PDF] BRCAPRO Validation, Sensitivity of Genetic Testing of BRCA1/BRCA2, and Prevalence of Other Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes

…, SG Hilsenbeck, WS Rubinstein… - Journal of Clinical …, 2002 - researchgate.net
Purpose: To compare genetic test results for deleteri-ous mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2
with estimated probabilities of carrying such mutations; to assess sensitivity of genetic testing; …

A locus on 19p13 modifies risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers and is associated with hormone receptor–negative breast cancer in the general …

…, O Olopade, J Simard, P Soucy, WS Rubinstein… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Germline BRCA1 mutations predispose to breast cancer. To identify genetic modifiers of this
risk, we performed a genome-wide association study in 1,193 individuals with BRCA1 …

Effect of a computer-based decision aid on knowledge, perceptions, and intentions about genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility: a randomized controlled trial

…, MW Baker, GR Harper, LC Friedman, WS Rubinstein… - Jama, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
ContextAs the availability of and demand for genetic testing for hereditary cancers increases
in primary care and other clinical settings, alternative or adjunct educational methods to …

Advances in counselling and surveillance of patients at risk for pancreatic cancer

RE Brand, MM Lerch, WS Rubinstein, JP Neoptolemos… - Gut, 2007 - gut.bmj.com
Even with significant advances in imaging and our understanding of pancreatic cancer
genetics, the survival rates for pancreatic cancer remain quite dismal. Although still at an early …

[HTML][HTML] American Society of Clinical Oncology Expert Statement: collection and use of a cancer family history for oncology providers

…, TM Mulvey, L Robinson, WS Rubinstein… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Approximately 5% to 10% of cancers are attributable to a hereditary cancer predisposition
syndrome. Identifying those patients with cancer who have an inherited cancer predisposition …

[PDF][PDF] Point mutations in exon 1B of APC reveal gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach as a familial adenomatous polyposis variant

…, SM Weissman, A Newlin, WS Rubinstein… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach (GAPPS) is an autosomal-dominant
cancer-predisposition syndrome with a significant risk of gastric, but not colorectal, …