Article
BRCA and Breast Cancer-Related High-Penetrance Genes.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2021
Han Sang-Ah, Kim Sung-Won
Abstract excerpt
Genetic susceptibility explains 5-10% of all breast cancer cases. High-penetrance breast cancer susceptibility genes deliberate a greater than tenfold relative risk of breast cancer. BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are the most common cause of hereditary breast cancer, and TP53, PTEN, and SKT11 (LKB1) are rarely present. The prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic alterations differ in various ethnic groups. The Korean...
Topics
- Breast Neoplasms
- Female
- Genes, BRCA2
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Mutation
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Penetrance
- Republic of Korea
