... BRCA1 and BRCA2: The most common cause of hereditary breast cancer is an inherited mutation in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/moreinformation/breastcancerearlydetection/breast-cancer-early-detection-risk-factors-you-cannot-change
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-risk-factors
... For example, the BRCA genes (BRCA1 and BRCA2) are tumor suppressor genes. Mutations in these genes can be inherited from parents. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-what-causes
New drugs called PARP inhibitors appear to have a lot of promise against hereditary cancers caused by BRCA1 and BRCA2 cell mutations. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/newdrugspromisingforsomebrca-relatedcancers
... Repairing damaged DNA. Scientists have known for about a decade that the BRCA2 gene is involved in repairing a cell's damaged DNA. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/finding-may-unlock-secrets-of-brca-mutations
... ovarian cancer. Oral contraceptives also seem to reduce the risk for women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. But birth ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/ovariancancer/detailedguide/ovarian-cancer-prevention
... families. Some breast cancers are linked to inherited mutations of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 tumor suppressor genes. Normally ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancerinmen/detailedguide/breast-cancer-in-men-what-causes
... BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. ... For women with BRCA2 mutations the risk has been estimated to be between 10% and 30% by age 70. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/ovariancancer/detailedguide/ovarian-cancer-what-causes
... Mary-Claire King, PhD, at the University of Washington, has ongoing work investigating BRCA1, BRCA2, and other breast cancer genes. ...
http://www.cancer.org/research/acsresearchupdates/breast-cancer-research
... The most common of these mutations are located in two genes named breast cancer gene 1 and breast cancer gene 2 (BRCA1 and BRCA2). ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/expertvoices/post/2011/12/06/breast-cancer-genetics-is-testing-an-option.aspx
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