| BRCA2 |
A gene on chromosome 13 that normally helps to suppress cell growth. A person who inherits an altered version of the BRCA2 gene has a higher risk of getting breast, ovarian, or prostate cancer.
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| BRCA2 |
Gene located on chromosome 13 that scientists believe may account for 30 to 40 percent of all inherited breast cancer.
Ãâó: science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih1/cancer/...
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| BRCA1 |
A gene that normally helps to restrain cell growth.
Ãâó: aspin.asu.edu/geneinfo/glos-b.htm
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| BRCA1 |
A mutation in the BRCA1 gene confers an 85% chance of developing breast cancer during a woman
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| BRCA2 |
A mutation prevents this gene from producing a tumor suppression protein which controls cell growth. This gene was discovered in 1995 and is linked to breast and pancreatic cancer, and possibly colon and prostate cancer.
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