Population screening for BRCA1/BRCA2 founder mutations in Ashkenazi Jews: proactive recruitment compared with self-referral.
Sari LiebermanAriela TomerAvi Ben-ChetritOded OlshaShalom StranoRachel BeeriSivan KokaHila FridmanKaren DjemalItzhak GlickTodd ZalutShlomo SegevMiri SklairBella KaufmanAmnon LahadAviad RazEphrat Levy-LahadPublished in: Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics (2016)
Streamlined BRCA screening results in high uptake, very high satisfaction, and no excess psychosocial harm. Proactive recruitment captured older women less selected for FH. Further research is necessary to target younger women and assess other populations.Genet Med advance online publication 08 December 2016.