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Breast Cancer
New findings in the area of breast cancer detailed
September 1st, 2005
Data on breast cancer are outlined in reports from Spain, Italy and the United States. Study 1: 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,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-01)
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