sábado, 10 de marzo de 2018

How Common are BRCA Mutations?

Published: March 1, 2018
Updated: March 6, 2018

BRCA1 and BRCA2 play a big role in preventing cancer. They belong to a class of genes called tumor suppressors, which ensure that breast, ovarian, and other types of cells don’t grow or divide too rapidly or uncontrollably. If one copy of these genes is broken (has a mutation), it does not function correctly and can increase someone’s risk of developing a cancer.