Sentences with phrase «by breast or ovarian cancer»

The commercial testing occurred because the patients had a severe family history of breast cancer, defined as a family with three or more relatives affected by breast or ovarian cancer.

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Supported by the Basser Research Center for BRCA in Penn's Abramson Cancer Center, Zhang and his team built a DNA copy number profile for nearly 14,000 long non-coding RNA, or lncRNAs, across 12 cancer types, including ovarian and breast cancers — the two major BRCA - related caCancer Center, Zhang and his team built a DNA copy number profile for nearly 14,000 long non-coding RNA, or lncRNAs, across 12 cancer types, including ovarian and breast cancers — the two major BRCA - related cacancer types, including ovarian and breast cancers — the two major BRCA - related cancers.

Researchers conducted an analysis that included nearly 10,000 women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutations to estimate the age - specific risk of breast or ovarian cancer for women with these mutations, according to a study published by JAMA.

To identify segments across the intronic and exonic regions of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes associated with different breast vs ovarian cancer risks, we created bins of mutations by base pair location (Figure 1).

These interests grew from studies of paraneoplastic neurologic disorders (PNDs), a group of diseases thought to arise when tumors — typically breast, ovarian, or lung cancers — start making proteins normally only made by the brain.

In ovarian or breast cancers, olaparib resistance has been associated with HRR restoration, including by BRCA2 mutation reversion.

Rogan, Canada Research Chair in Genome Bioinformatics, says that 16 to 20 per cent of women in southwestern Ontario, who have their BRCA genes tested for breast and / or ovarian cancer risk, carry disease - causing gene variants that are well - understood by clinicians and genetic counselors.

By neutering or spaying your pet, you're eliminating the possibility of developing diseases related to its reproductive system, such as pyometra (uterus cancer), mammary or ovarian cancer, and greatly reducing the chances of breast cancer, as well as other genital and hormone - related diseases.

Some cancers such as breast cancer, ovarian cancer or testicular cancer can be largely prevented by spaying or neutering your pet while it is still very young (6 - 12 months or so).