Family history of cancer and risk of esophageal and gastric cancers in the United States
Dhillon P, Farrow D, Vaughan T, Chow W, Risch H, Gammon M, Mayne S, Stanford J, Schoenberg J, Ahsan H, Dubrow R, West A, Rotterdam H, Blot W, Fraumeni J. Family history of cancer and risk of esophageal and gastric cancers in the United States. International Journal Of Cancer 2001, 93: 148-152. PMID: 11391635, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.1294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-cardia gastric adenocarcinomaFamily historyGastric cancerEsophageal cancerGastric adenocarcinomaEsophageal adenocarcinomaEsophageal squamous cell cancerNon-cardia gastric cancerEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell cancerRisk of esophagealSquamous cell carcinomaCase-control studyGastric cardia adenocarcinomaHigh incidence areaGastric cardiaIncreased riskCell carcinomaDigestive cancersRisk factorsStomach cancerProstate cancerBreast cancerGastric tumorsCardia adenocarcinomaPrevalence and Penetrance of Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in a Population Series of 649 Women with Ovarian Cancer
Risch H, McLaughlin J, Cole D, Rosen B, Bradley L, Kwan E, Jack E, Vesprini D, Kuperstein G, Abrahamson J, Fan I, Wong B, Narod S. Prevalence and Penetrance of Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in a Population Series of 649 Women with Ovarian Cancer. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2001, 68: 700-710. PMID: 11179017, PMCID: PMC1274482, DOI: 10.1086/318787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer cluster regionFirst-degree relativesOvarian cancerBRCA2 mutationsProtein truncation testBRCA1 mutationsInvasive cancerBreast cancerAffected first-degree relativeRelatives of noncarriersRisk of ovarianPopulation-based seriesAge 80 yearsBreast cancer riskHereditary ovarian cancerBreast cancer penetranceEarly-onset diseaseLate-onset cancerLeukemia/lymphomaRelatives of casesMutation locationExon 11Borderline histologyIncident casesColorectal cancer