The Role of Genetics in Breast and Reproductive Cancers

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Welcsh, Piri (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Σειρά: Cancer Genetics
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Human genetics.; Oncology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Human Genetics.

Of all factors contributing to breast cancer, family history of disease is the most powerful. Currently, our understanding of genetic predisposition to breast cancer includes three classes of genes as defined by their associated risks. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are high-penetrance breast cancer predisposition...