The Jewels in Our Genes Study - an African American Family Study of Breast Cancer

Search for Novel Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes in Pedigrees of African Ancestry

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01380925

Enrollment

330

Registered

2011-06-27

Start date

2010-10-31

Completion date

2012-08-31

Last updated

2016-05-11

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Conditions

Breast Cancer

Brief summary

The research team is studying why some African American families have multiple cases of breast cancer. This study will help to better understand if there are undiscovered genes unique to African Americans that may predict early breast cancer risk. Breast cancer survivors AND their relatives who are also breast cancer survivors are being recruited to the study.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

FAMILY_BASED

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Black/African American * Ever diagnosed with breast cancer * Have at least one living blood relative ever diagnosed with breast cancer, who is also willing to participate * Live in the U.S.

Exclusion criteria

* Tested positive for BRCA mutations

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
breast cancer	—

Countries

United States

Outcome results