An international expert group has published the first evidence-based clinical guidance on the use of polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for breast cancer. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Cancers, the ...

While Brandy, 28, didn’t test positive for the BRCA gene mutation ... conversation around breast cancer happened when Brandy was 17 and Cassidy was 16 when their mom was diagnosed with ovarian ...

The exact cause or causes of triple-negative breast cancer are unknown, but researchers have linked it to mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. They also have been able to identify certain risk ...

The LIG4 gene maps to chromosome 13q33-q34; it contains two exons and comprises ... For example, haplotype analysis revealed three founder mutations (BRCA1 c.68_69delAG, c.5266dupC, and BRCA2 ...

It also secured £12.8 million ($17.05 million) in seed funding ... The focus of OvarianVax at the moment is on people who have a BRCA1/2 gene mutation. Although not yet in the clinic, it would be a ...

We report the case of a mentally retarded male with a ring 17 chromosome who had subretinal drusen-like deposits in each eye. This is the second report of flecked retina in a patient with ring 17 ...

Changes in brain connectivity before and after puberty may explain why some children with a rare genetic disorder have a ...

Neurologist Stephen Hauser, MD, of the University of California San Francisco, and epidemiology professor Alberto Ascherio, ...

Their investigation revealed a surprising finding about the second X chromosome, which had previously been considered largely inactive in females. The research team discovered that this supposedly ...

Tahira Kashyap, married to Ayushmann Khurrana, reveals her breast cancer has relapsed after seven years. Tahira Kashyap’s ...

Immune molecules called cytokines play important roles in the body's defense against infection, helping to control ...