Familial breast cancer. BRCA1 down, BRCA2 to go.

doi:10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00232-3

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Familial breast cancer. BRCA1 down, BRCA2 to go.

Current biology : CB - 1 Nov 1994

Black D

Abstract excerpt

The breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 has been cloned and a second susceptibility gene, BRCA2, chromosomally mapped; will most breast and ovarian cancer turn out to be familial?

Topics

Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms, Male
Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
Cloning, Molecular
Female
Genes, Tumor Suppressor
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Humans
Male
Mutation
Ovarian Neoplasms

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