Happy Birthday BRCA2!
It’s the last day of Breast Awareness month, so I thought this post would be quite apt!
This year sees the tenth anniversary of the discovery of breast cancer gene BRCA2!
According to estimates of lifetime risk, about 13.2% of women will develop breast cancer, compared with estimates of 36% to 85% with an altered BRCA2 gene. So, if you have an altered BRCA2 gene you’re 3-7 times more likely to develop breast cancer than women without the gene.
The groundbreaking discovery has given women with a family history of the disease real reason to celebrate with the greatest gift of all - extending lives and proactive choices about their care.
For further information on the BRCA genes and BRCA testing visit:
www.myriad.com and www.opaldia.com
Elaine Warburton
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POSTED IN: BRCA, Genealogy and DNA, General Genetics and Health, Genetic Future, Genetic Testing, Genetics of Disease, Personalized Medicine
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2 opinions for Happy Birthday BRCA2!
Praspowt
Nov 18, 2007 at 4:48 pm
There are no such effective and reliable BRCA testing in my country. And oncologists usually donot aware of these high risk families.
Elaine
Dec 10, 2007 at 11:51 pm
Hi! Thanks for your comment. Where abouts do you live? Elaine
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