Impact of the coverage of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy by the national insurance system for women with BRCA pathogenic variants in Japan

Abstract To determine the impact of the coverage of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) and mastectomy (RRM) as well as genetic testing for BRCA pathogenic variants by the national insurance system in Japan. We compared the clinical background of women who underwent RRSO at our institution be...

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Main Authors: Hidetaka Nomura, Akiko Abe, Atsushi Fusegi, Teruyuki Yoshimitsu, Satoki Misaka, Atsushi Murakami, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Shiho Tsumura, Motoko Kanno, Yoichi Aoki, Sachiho Netsu, Makiko Omi, Terumi Tanigawa, Sanshiro Okamoto, Kohei Omatsu, Mayu Yunokawa, Hiroyuki Kanao, Eri Habano, Hiromi Arakawa, Keika Kaneko, Arisa Ueki, Yurie Haruyama, Hitoshi Inari, Takayuki Ueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28304-w