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Breast Cancer
BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations assessed in a small Spanish population
August 4th, 2005
Scientists assessed BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in a small Spanish population. "Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer type among women in the world. There is abundant evidence, that alterations in the breast cancer susceptibility genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, are present in a large proportion of families with multiple cases of breast and ovarian cancer," researchers in Spain reported. "Our aim was to better understand the molecular and structural insights associated with the most frequent alterations, found in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, within our patients," described J. Salgado and colleagues, University Clinic of Navarra. "We...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-04)
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