Article
A review of hereditary breast cancer: from screening to risk factor modification.
The American journal of medicine - 1 Apr 1997
Warmuth M A, Sutton L M, Winer E P
Abstract excerpt
The identification of genetic mutations thought to be directly responsible for the development of breast cancer represents a major advance in our understanding of this disease. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 are thought to be responsible for the majority of inherited breast cancer. Although these m...
Topics
- BRCA2 Protein
- Breast Neoplasms
- Female
- Genes, BRCA1
- Genetic Testing
- Humans
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Proteins
- Risk Factors
- Transcription Factors