Authors' Response: "Angelina Jolie Effect" on the Shifting Role of BRCA Testing in the U.S

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
² Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Office of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
³ Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Office of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Departments of Internal Medicine and Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Institute for Translational Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.

Comment

Fangjian Guo et al. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Nov.

. 2017 Nov;53(5):e197-e199.

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.05.015.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
² Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Office of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
³ Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Office of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Departments of Internal Medicine and Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Institute for Translational Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.

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Comment on

Use of BRCA Mutation Test in the U.S., 2004-2014.
Guo F, Hirth JM, Lin YL, Richardson G, Levine L, Berenson AB, Kuo YF. Guo F, et al. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Jun;52(6):702-709. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.01.027. Epub 2017 Mar 22. Am J Prev Med. 2017. PMID: 28342662 Free PMC article.
Increased Use of BRCA Mutation Test in Unaffected Women Over the Period 2004-2014 in the U.S.: Further Evidence of the "Angelina Jolie Effect"?
Nabi H, Dorval M, Chiquette J, Simard J. Nabi H, et al. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Nov;53(5):e195-e196. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.05.016. Am J Prev Med. 2017. PMID: 29054246 No abstract available.