New single institution study suggests HIGHER rates of BRCA1/2 mutations in Hispanic women with breast cancer.
Specifically, a study of 2401 unselected breast cancer patients showed that Hispanic women were more than 2.5 times more likely to have a BRCA1/2 mutation compared to non-Hispanic women.
BRCA1/2 mutations were found in:
- 4.4% of Asian women
- 8.1% of Black women
- 4.8% of White women
These findings show the importance of identifying and offering testing to women with breast cancer, especially those from minoritized racial and ethnic groups.
Learn more by reading the full article at: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2838878
Reference: Mortimer, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(9):e2531577. PMID: 40952741.