BRCA1 AND BRCA2

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N., Pam M.S.
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n. the first-two major cancer genes associated with a person's susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer. In women with mutations in one of these two genes, the risk of breast cancer is at 56-85%. A mutation in the second gene also increases the rate of male breast cancer, although the figure runs low at 5%.

BRCA1 AND BRCA2: "Thanks to the initial discovery of BRCA1 and BRCA2, cancer screening and testing was made possible."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. BRCA1 AND BRCA2
  2. PROPHYLACTIC SURGERY
  3. OBLIGATE CARRIER
  4. CARRIER
  5. BCL-2
  6. ALPORT'S SYNDROME
  7. GENETIC DISORDER
  8. PELIZAEUS-MERZBACHER DISEASE
  9. FATHER FIGURE SURROGATE FATHER, FATIGABILITY
  10. GENETIC DEFECT
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "BRCA1 AND BRCA2," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/brca1-and-brca2/ (accessed April 4, 2020).
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