No Deleterious mutation – YaY!

“No deleterious mutation was found in BRCA1 or BRCA2 in this individual”

Music to our ears!  As part of Barb’s breast cancer treatment it was suggested that she undergo genetic testing to see if she carries the “breast cancer gene”. This new test is state of the art. She is a candidate for genetic testing since her mom had breast cancer and Barb had breast cancer previously. She submitted a blood sample a couple of weeks ago. She got the results when she went for her Herceptin drip today.  After explaining that the “test is designed to identify mutations in 22 exons and approx 750 adjacent intronic base pairs of BRCA1 as well as 26 exons and approx 950 adjacent base pairs or BRCA2 (a total of over 17,600 base pairs analyzed), The second to last sentence says it all:

“This result rules out the majority of abnormalities believed to be responsible for hereditary susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer.”

That is great news, HUGE NEWS!!  Not only for Barb, but for Kelly and Kate as well. And also for Barb’s sisters and mom.

WHEW!

sigh!