(Breast Cancer2) An altered or faulty gene passed on at birth from either parent that causes a permanent change in a person
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(from the article `tumour suppressor gene`) ...genes, such as p53, have been identified. The mutated form of p53 has been implicated in more than 50 percent of all cancers. Mutations in two ... ...late in life, while the familial forms can present much earlier, often before age 40. For familial breast cancer, inherited mutations in one ...
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A gene on chromosome 13 that normally helps to suppress cell growth. A person who inherits certain mutations (changes) in a BRCA2 gene has a higher risk of getting breast, ovarian, prostate, and other types of cancer.
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http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=B
BRCA2: A gene that normally acts to restrain the growth of cells in the breast and ovary but which, when mutated, may predispose to breast cancer and to ovarian cancer. BRCA2 mutations have also been discovered to be responsible for a significant fraction of early-onset prostate cancer. The first breast cancer genes identified were BRCA1 and BRCA2....
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(protein) Breast cancer 2 (a human gene and its protein)
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(breast cancer gene, cancer gene) Gene that increases the risk of getting breast and ovarian cancer in women and breast and prostate cancer in men. Out of every 100 women who have a faulty version of this gene, between 80 and 85 will develop breast cancer at some point in their life (80-85% lifetime risk). Ovarian cancer lifetime risk is about 27%...
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