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 ...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we're teaming up with AstraZeneca to bring you life-saving conversations on ...
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Causes of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Medically reviewed by Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD The exact cause or causes of triple-negative breast cancer are unknown, but ...
Yet women with one harmful BRCA1 mutation are far more likely to develop breast cancer—a risk traditionally explained by a second mutation that arises later in life, damages the healthy copy of ...