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Background Limited published literature exists on women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) diagnosed over the age of 60 years with breast cancer gene (BRCA) pathogenic variants. Our study determined whether the rate of BRCA pathogenic variants in a prospective cohort of TNBC patients outside the definition of current clinical genetic testing (GT) guidelines warrants a change in recommendations. Methods A prospective study of 395 women with TNBC underwent genetic counseling and 380 (96.2%) underwent clinical BRCA GT regardless of age of diagnosis beginning January 2014 to October 2015 at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. TNBC patients older than 60 years who did not meet clinical GT guidelines had comprehensive sequencing and large rearrangement GT as part of the research protocol. Results Fifty-one of 380 (13.4%) women with TNBC who underwent clinical BRCA GT were BRCA positive. Of the 86 patients diagnosed at age over 60 years and underwent GT, only two (2.3%) were positive for BRCA. These two patients would have met clinical testing criteria due to family or ancestral history. Conclusions Our study does not support universal BRCA testing for TNBC patients diagnosed older than 60 years as their only risk factor for a BRCA pathogenic variant. Both of the positive BRCA patients older than 60 years identified would have met current National Comprehensive Cancer Network criteria for testing. Therefore, our study demonstrates that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines provide sufficient criteria for identifying BRCA pathogenic variants in women with TNBC at 60 years or younger. © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press.Does being bilingual convey a benefit in 'cognitive control'? Research on this question has been plagued by confounding geo-political factors which themselves might affect cognitive ability (e.g., Socio-Economic Status, immigration and culture). In the current study, we addressed this problem by exploring individuals of varying degrees of bilingualism from one and the same population, hence naturally controlling for confounding variables. The English/Spanish speaking population of Gibraltar share the same education, amenities, and culture on a very small landmass but vary in the degree to which they master multiple languages. We assessed the performance of 207 Gibraltarian children (9-10 yrs) on a battery of auditory attention tests and captured their degree of bilingualism via self-reported and 'objective' methods. We found at least 'moderate' evidence that measures of bilingualism cannot predict attentional ability. These results add to growing scepticism concerning the truthfulness of the claim that bilingualism conveys cognitive advantages. Copyright © 2020 The Author(s).Objectives Group consultations are used for chronic conditions, such as inflammatory arthritis, but evidence of efficacy for treatment to target or achieving tight control is lacking. Our aim was to establish whether group consultation is a sustainable, co-designed routine care option and to explore factors supporting spread. Methods The study used mixed methods, observational process/outcome data, plus qualitative exploration of enabling themes. It was set in two community hospitals, in 2008-19, with a third hospital from 2016, and was triangulated with primary care qualitative data. There was a total of 3363 arthritis patient attendances at 183 clinics during 2008-19. The early arthritis cohort comprised 46 patients, followed monthly until the treatment target was achieved, during 2016-19. Focus groups included 15 arthritis and 11 osteoporosis group attendees. Intervention was a 2 h group consultation, attended monthly for early/active disease and annually for stable disease. Measurements included attendancg factors may support effective training for chronic disease group consultations. © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology.Combined oral contraceptives and factor V Leiden mutation are multiplicative risk factors for venous thromboembolism. However, it remains unknown whether this multiplicative effect is reflected in thrombin generation assays. We report here the evolution of the thrombin generation profile while taking combined oral contraceptives and after their discontinuation in a woman with heterozygous factor V Leiden mutation. The proband exhibited a distinctly prothrombotic thrombin generation profile including markedly decreased thrombomodulin (TM) sensitivity, compared to the control population. This profile possibly reflected a high thrombotic risk. CHIR-98014 mw After discontinuation of combined oral contraceptives, thrombin generation and TM sensitivity improved greatly, leaving only a slightly prothrombotic profile. Therefore, the multiplied thrombotic risk occurring with simultaneous combined oral contraceptives and factor V Leiden mutation is reflected by a thrombin generation assay performed without and with TM. This could be a promising tool to identify women taking combined oral contraceptives at high risk for venous thromboembolism. Further studies are needed to verify this hypothesis. © 2020 The Authors. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc on behalf of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.Background Patients with polycythemia vera with high hematocrit have increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Objective To determine whether high hematocrit in the general population is also associated with elevated VTE risk. Methods The prospective Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study performed a complete blood count in 13 891 adults aged 45 to 64 in 1987 to 1989. We identified incident hospitalized VTEs through 2015 and performed proportional hazards regression analyses using race-sex-specific categorization of hematocrit percentiles (ie, less then 5th, 5th to less then 25th, 25th to less then 75th, 75th to less then 95th, and 95th-100th percentiles, with the 25th to less then 75th percentile serving as the reference). Results Over a median follow-up of 26 years, 800 participants had an incident venous thrombosis of the leg and/or a pulmonary embolism. There was a nonlinear association of hematocrit with VTE incidence, with risk elevated 72% for participants above the 95th percentile of hematocrit compared with the reference.
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