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P-ISSN 0029-2559
E-ISSN 2379-4313
Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Vol. 74, Issue 6, 2013November 01, 2013 EDT

Pros and Cons of Screening for BRCA Mutations

Marissa Howard-McNatt,
Invited Commentaries and Sidebarsbrca mutationMarissa Howard-McNatt
Copyright Logoccby-nc-sa-4.0 • https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.74.6.489

Articles in Vol. 74, Issue 6, 2013

Vol. 74, Issue 6, 2013
  • Tar Heel Footprints in Health Care: A periodic feature that recognizes individuals whose efforts—often unsung—enhance the health of North Carolinians
    Kerry CrandallElizabeth Chen
  • The Relation of Race and Type of Health Insurance to Long-Term Risk of Mortality Among Lung Cancer Patients in Rural Eastern North Carolina
    Samer E. ElchoufaniJimmy T. EfirdWesley T. O’NealStephen W. DaviesHope LandrineTithi Biswas
  • Community Perceptions of Genomic Research: Implications for Addressing Health Disparities
    Malika Roman IslerKarey SuttonR. Jean CadiganGiselle Corbie-Smith
  • Policy Forum: From Mendel to the Human Genome Project
    Peter J. Morris
  • Personalized Health Care in 2013: A Status Report on the Impact of Genomics
    Ralph Snyderman
  • Pharmacogenomic Testing and the Prospect of Individualized Treatment
    Daniel E. JonasRoberta Wines
  • sidebar: Cystic Fibrosis: A Model for Personalized Genetic Medicine
    Deanna M. Green
  • Pros and Cons of Screening for BRCA Mutations
    Marissa Howard-McNatt
  • sidebar: Educating Future Providers of Personalized Medicine
    Sara H. KatsanisJennifer R. DunganCatherine L. GillissGeoffrey S. Ginsburg
  • Direct-to-Consumer Genomic Testing Offers Little Clinical Utility but Appears to Cause Minimal Harm
    Stacie D. AdamsJames P. EvansArthur S. Aylsworth
  • sidebar: Direct-to-Consumer Nutrigenomic Testing: Is It Valuable in Spite of Its Limitations?
    Monica Gulisano
  • The NCGENES Project: Exploring the New World of Genome Sequencing
    Ann Katherine M. ForemanKristy LeeJames P. Evans
  • sidebar: Crowdsourcing to Define the Clinical Actionability of Incidental Findings of Genetic Testing
    Matthew S. KrantzJonathan S. Berg
  • Genetic Epidemiology: The Potential Benefits and Challenges of Using Genetic Information to Improve Human Health
    Amanda A. SeyerleChristy L. Avery
  • Integrating Personalized Genomic Medicine Into Routine Clinical Care: Addressing the Social and Policy Issues of Pharmacogenomic Testing
    Lynn G. Dressler
  • Update on Newborn Screening
    Susan E. Sparks
  • An Overview of Prenatal Genetic Screening and Diagnostic Testing
    Cheryl Dickerson
  • Ethical Concerns About Genetic Testing and Screening
    Rosemarie Tong
  • Gene Therapy: The Promise of a Permanent Cure
    Christopher D. PoradaChristopher StemGraça Almeida-Porada
  • Is Genetic Testing of Value in Predicting and Treating Obesity?
    Maggie C. Y. NgDonald W. Bowden
  • Epigenetic Considerations in Medicine
    Dianne M. Walters
  • Running the Numbers: A Periodic Feature to Inform North Carolina Health Care Professionals About Current Topics in Health Statistics
    Ginny VickeryRobert E. Meyer
  • Philanthropy Profile
    Andrew Olson
  • Spotlight on the Safety Net: A Community Collaboration
    Martin J. McCaffrey
  • Opioid Pain Control: Safe or Effective?
    Allan Zacher
  • Health Care Costs Must Come Down
    Ron Howrigon
North Carolina Medical Journal
Howard-McNatt, Marissa. 2013. “Pros and Cons of Screening for BRCA Mutations.” North Carolina Medical Journal 74 (6): 489–90. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.74.6.489.
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