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NEWS ABOUT: BRCA1

BRCA1 stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - A group of breast cancer and ovarian cancer patients has filed suit against the Patent Office for allowing a company to patent two human genes, the Courthouse News Service reports. The plaintiffs, who also include medical organizations and the ACLU, allege that Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2... More »

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breast cancer • ACLU • American Civil Liberties Union • genetic screening • ovarian cancer • lawsuit • BRCA1 • BRCA2 • genes • medical treatment • Patent and Trademark Office • genetic research • patent

Family History
of Breast Cancer Trumps Genes

Incidence among relatives is red flag, even without mutations

Nov 17, 08 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Women with family history of breast cancer are at elevated risk even if they don’t have a proven genetic indicator, HealthDay reports. Specific mutations in the BRCA gene correlate with an 80% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer; women in a new study who had a family history of... More »

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breast cancer • family • cancer research • BRCA1 • BRCA2 • history • family history

Breast Cancer Risk Seen for Latinos, Blacks

Scientists find higher prevalance of mutated gene in new study

Dec 26, 07 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - A genetic mutation that increases the risk of breast cancer has been linked to Hispanic and young black women, according to a new study. The findings could lead to changes in screening, the San Jose Mercury News reports. In the survey of 3,181 women with breast cancer, 16.7%... More »

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cancer • health • breast cancer • genetics • disease • women • ovarian cancer • genetic mutation • BRCA1 • American Medical Association • black women • Hispanic

New Key to Breast Cancer Discovered

Understanding BRCA1 mutation may lead
to new treatments

Dec 10, 07 4:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists believe they've made a breakthrough discovery in why a certain genetic mutation can cause a particularly deadly form of breast cancer. Mutations in the BRCA1 gene are apparently linked to the loss of an important protein, PTEN, that checks cell growth, according to a new study in the journal... More »

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breast cancer • genetic mutation • BRCA1 • tumors • PTEN

Gene Doesn't Alter Cancer
Survival Rates

Breast cancer triggered by BRCA1 and BRCA2 no more lethal than other forms

Jul 12, 07 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women who carry one of the two known breast-cancer-causing genes—BRCA1 and BRCA2—are more likely to  be diagnosed with the disease before 50, but they're not more likely to die from it than other breast-cancer patients, a new study concludes. Tracking the 10-year survival rates of women in 22... More »

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cancer • Israel • health • breast cancer • DNA • cancer research • BRCA1 • BRCA2 • genes • mutations • survival rates

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