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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Increased cancer risk for women in ataxia telangiectasia families is linked to mothers
December 8th, 2005
The increased cancer risk for women in ataxia telangiectasia families has been linked to the mother's risk factor. "Epidemiological studies have consistently shown elevated rates of breast cancer among female blood relatives of patients with ataxia telangiectasia (AT), a rare autosomal recessive disease. A large proportion of the members of AT families are carriers of AT-causing gene mutations in ATM (Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated), and it has been hypothesized that these otherwise healthy carriers are predisposed to breast cancer," investigators writing in the British Journal of Cancer reported. "This is an extended and enlarged follow-up...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-08)
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