Researchers worked with two labs to identify 16 consensus lower-risk pathogenic variants and are pushing for greater ...

People inherit two copies of each gene—one from each parent—an evolutionary fail-safe to ensure survival even when one of ...

People inherit two copies of each gene — one from each parent — an evolutionary fail-safe to ensure survival even when one of ...

A new study in mice explains how even a single faulty copy of the BRCA1 gene can fuel tumor growth. The findings suggest the dominant “two-hit” hypothesis of cancer development may not tell the full ...

Medically reviewed by Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD The exact cause or causes of triple-negative breast cancer are unknown, but ...

Figure 1: Deletion of exon 11 of Brca1 from mouse germ line. Figure 4: Effects of Brca1-Δ11 mutation on gene expression, tumorigenesis, cell survival and proliferation, and G 1 –S cell cycle ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we're teaming up with AstraZeneca to bring you life-saving conversations on ...

Scientists pinpointed 80 gene variants, including eight tied to fatty acid metabolism, that may cause breast cancer in some ...

After Robyn Smith had a double mastectomy five years ago, she was advised she could have breast implants, even told not ...