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Breast cancer and heart disease may have common roots
cancer have a mutated form of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, which normally suppress the growth of breast and ovarian... BRCA2, breast cancer, heart disease, heart attack, heart...
Relatives of young breast cancer patients could face increased risks of other cancers
even if they do not carry faulty BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, scientists have... the age of 35 who had been tested for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations. After excluding families with mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2,... BRCA2, familial breast...
Protein made by breast cancer gene purified
by the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA2 and used it to study the oncogene's role in DNA... and perhaps treating breast cancer. BRCA2 is known to be involved in repairing damaged DNA, but exactly how it works... BRCA2, familial breast cancer, DNA repair...
Men with faulty gene may carry breast cancer risk
who carry a faulty BRCA2 gene have a 1 in 15 chance of developing breast cancer by the time they reach... credit: shutterstock.com Carriage of a faulty BRCA2 gene in women significantly increases their chances of developing breast... BRCA2, breast cancer,...
New drug for inherited breast and ovarian cancers shows promise in early trials
targets cancers caused by faulty BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. Women carrying these inherited genetic faults have a greatly increased...
New drug may help women with hereditary breast cancer
breast cancer in women with faulty BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, which account for around five per cent of cases of the disease. Read...
Breast cancer four times more likely in women with strong family history
cancer who have tested negative for a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. British Journal of Cancer 2009; 100(2): 421–425. doi:...