Research shows how even one faulty copy of the BRCA1 gene can fuel breast cancer
People inherit two copies of each gene—one from each parent—an evolutionary fail-safe to ensure survival even when one of them doesn't function.
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Genetic Phenomena: News and Research on Genes, BRCA1
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Researchers unravel how a breast cancer gene affects fertility
University of Oregon biologists have uncovered a mechanism by which a well-known breast cancer gene also influences fertility. Mutations in the BRCA1 gene sharply increase a person's risk of developing breast cancer, and ...
Oct 29, 2024
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Study finds novel role of BRCA1 in tumor suppression
A new study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is shedding light on a novel role of breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) in tumor suppression.
Oct 25, 2024
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Researchers link cancer gene to Scottish island
People with grandparents from a remote Scottish island are more likely than the rest of the U.K. population to have a version of a gene that increases cancer risk.
Oct 24, 2024
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Genetic testing advances help women with high risk of breast cancer avoid surgery
Researchers are discovering new genes linked to breast cancer and refining evaluation of risk to help spare women from life-changing surgery.
Aug 20, 2024
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Novel AI method could improve tissue, tumor analysis and advance treatment of disease
Researchers at the University of Michigan and Brown University have developed a new computational method to analyze complex tissue data that could transform our current understanding of diseases and how we treat them.
Jun 6, 2024
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Prenatal testing offers a window for finding a mother's cancer risk
Harmful variants in the BRCA1 gene greatly increase a person's lifetime risk of developing breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers, but most people are unaware they are carriers.
May 31, 2024
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Assessing breast cancer risk
The genetic risk of breast cancer has been in the news lately. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center are working toward pinpointing individuals' risk of developing breast cancer.
Mar 18, 2024
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 in a cohort of ovarian cancer patients from the Salento peninsula
A new research paper titled "Prevalence and spectrum of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 in a cohort of ovarian cancer patients from the Salento peninsula (Southern Italy): a matter of preventive health" has been published in Oncotarget.
Feb 28, 2024
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Researchers discover inherited genetic mutations can predict interval breast cancer
An investigation conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet has led to a discovery in breast cancer diagnostics and treatments that could reshape screening programs and clinical approaches. The study, published in ...
Jan 26, 2024
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