title: Cost-effectiveness of population screening for BRCA mutations in Ashkenazi jewish women compared with family history-based testing.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Population-based testing for BRCA1/2 mutations detects the high proportion of carriers not identified by cancer family history (FH)-based testing. We compared the cost-effectiveness of population-based BRCA testing with the standard FH-based approach in Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) women.
  
  
  METHODS
  A decision-analytic model was developed to compare lifetime costs and effects amongst AJ women in the UK of BRCA founder-mutation testing amongst: 1) all women in the population age 30 years or older and 2) just those with a strong FH (≥10% mutation risk). The model assumes that BRCA carriers are offered risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy and annual MRI/mammography screening or risk-reducing mastectomy. Model probabilities utilize the Genetic Cancer Prediction through Population Screening trial/published literature to estimate total costs, effects in terms of quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), cancer incidence, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), and population impact. Costs are reported at 2010 prices. Costs/outcomes were discounted at 3.5%. We used deterministic/probabilistic sensitivity analysis (PSA) to evaluate model uncertainty.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with FH-based testing, population-screening saved 0.090 more life-years and 0.101 more QALYs resulting in 33 days' gain in life expectancy. Population screening was found to be cost saving with a baseline-discounted ICER of -£2079/QALY. Population-based screening lowered ovarian and breast cancer incidence by 0.34% and 0.62%. Assuming 71% testing uptake, this leads to 276 fewer ovarian and 508 fewer breast cancer cases. Overall, reduction in treatment costs led to a discounted cost savings of £3.7 million. Deterministic sensitivity analysis and 94% of simulations on PSA (threshold £20000) indicated that population screening is cost-effective, compared with current NHS policy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Population-based screening for BRCA mutations is highly cost-effective compared with an FH-based approach in AJ women age 30 years and older.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Ranjit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manchanda
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Legood
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burnell
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raikou
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Loggenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wardle
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Saskia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanderson
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gessler
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Side
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Nyala
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Balogun
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Rakshit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Ajith
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Huw
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dorkins
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wallis
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Rohan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tomlinson
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Uziel
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Beller
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ).
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK, (RM); Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK (RM, MB, KL, SG, LS, NB, RD, UM, IJ); Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (RL); Department of Health Economics, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK (AM, MR); Behavioural Sciences Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (JW); Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (SS); Department of Clinical Genetics, North East Thames Regional Genetics Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK (AK); NW Thames Regional Genetics Service, Kennedy Galton Centre, Middlesex, UK (HD); West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (YW); Department of Clinical Genetics, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK (CC); South West Thames Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, St George's University of London, London, UK (RT); Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London, UK (CJ); Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington Oxford, UK (IT); Department Gynaecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel (UB); School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences & Manchester Academic Health Science Center, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (IJ). ian.jacobs@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019313:BRCA1 Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D024682:BRCA2 Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000191:economics* / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews / Q000235:genetics*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000191:economics* / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control; D011788:Quality of Life; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D019313:BRCA1 Protein; C492913:BRCA1 protein, human; D024682:BRCA2 Protein; C551750:BRCA2 protein, human