Sentences with «breast cancer susceptibility genes»
Germline mutations in breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 or 2 (BRCA1 or BRCA2) significantly increase cancer risk in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC). (diseaseinfosearch.org)
Mike mapped and identified the major high - risk breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA2 and subsequently a series of moderate - risk breast cancer and other cancer susceptibility genes. (sanger.ac.uk)
In a new analysis, researchers have shed light on these hereditary elements across 12 cancer types — showing a surprising inherited component to stomach cancer and providing some needed clarity on the consequences of certain types of mutations in well - known breast cancer susceptibility genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. (source.wustl.edu)