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Cancer genetics<br />

P06.116<br />

Uptake <strong>of</strong> BRcA1/2 predictive testing and gender<br />

L. Denayer1 , A. Boogaerts1 , K. Philippe1 , E. Legius2 , G. Evers-Kiebooms1 ;<br />

1 2 Psychosocial <strong>Genetics</strong>, Center for <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Genetics</strong>, Leuven, Belgium, Clinical<br />

<strong>Genetics</strong>, Center for <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Genetics</strong>, Leuven, Belgium.<br />

Data concerning male uptake <strong>of</strong> BRCA1/2 predictive testing and pretest<br />

characteristics in comparison to females are scarce. We investigated<br />

the cohorts <strong>of</strong> male and female applicants attending the Center<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Genetics</strong> in Leuven during a 10-years period (1998-2007).<br />

Considering all unaffected siblings in the family <strong>of</strong> origin <strong>of</strong> the predictive<br />

test applicants, uptake <strong>of</strong> predictive testing for BRCA1/2 was 32%<br />

in males and 82% in females (p

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