Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic) might not be key to the initiation of prostate cancer, as previously thought, suggests the first study of its ...

This indicates that BRCA2 variants, somatic and germline, have a major role in prostate cancer progression affecting at least 1 in 10 carriers with the disease, say the researchers. BRCA1 variants ...