A new gene mutation has been discovered which raises a woman's risk of breast cancer and may be considered the third such inherited gene flaw known to science, researchers said Wednesday. Women with mutations in the PALB2 gene face a one in three chance of getting breast cancer by age 70, said the findings in the New England Journal of Medicine. The other two known gene mutations associated with breast cancer risk, BRCA1 and BRCA2, have been linked to ...Thursday 7 August 2014
Increased Risk With New Breast Cancer Gene Mutation
A new gene mutation has been discovered which raises a woman's risk of breast cancer and may be considered the third such inherited gene flaw known to science, researchers said Wednesday. Women with mutations in the PALB2 gene face a one in three chance of getting breast cancer by age 70, said the findings in the New England Journal of Medicine. The other two known gene mutations associated with breast cancer risk, BRCA1 and BRCA2, have been linked to ...
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