Breast cell map reveals unique changes in BRCA risk variant carriers
The world's largest catalogue of human breast cells has revealed early cell changes in carriers of BRCA gene mutations, offering a potential target for breast cancer prevention...
A gene on human chromosome 13, which instructs the cell to make a protein that normally helps to repair damaged DNA and suppress cell growth. A person who inherits certain mutations in a BRCA2 gene has a higher risk of getting breast cancer, ovarian cancer and certain other types of cancer.
The world's largest catalogue of human breast cells has revealed early cell changes in carriers of BRCA gene mutations, offering a potential target for breast cancer prevention...
by Zoe Beketova
People with Jewish ancestry, who are more likely to carry a genetic risk of developing some cancers, will be offered genetic testing through a new programme announced by the NHS in England...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended the NHS funds olaparib for the maintenance treatment of advanced ovarian cancer in women with BRCA1 and 2 variants and advanced or metastatic prostate cancer in men...
The BBC Radio 4 podcast series explores the aftermath of different individual's decision to take an at-home DNA test...
Polygenic risk scores perform poorly if used to predict common diseases such as coronary artery disease or breast cancer, a University College London study has found...
Researchers have identified four new breast-cancer-associated genes that have the potential to help improve clinical screening for women at risk...
Having one or two APOE-ε4 alleles, a genetic variant associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease, has been linked to a larger number of offspring in women in Bolivia...
by Joel Mendes
A rare gene mutation that may increase risk of breast cancer, has been identified in women of Polish descent...
Those with a genetic predisposition to ovarian cancer may be able to reduce their risk with daily aspirin use, according to a new study...
This book aims to link medical genetics and the law, and hopes to educate readers in all aspects of genetics that are of current relevance, and to indicate potential problems in the present and in the future. Here is Dr Eleanor Taylor's review of the book...
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