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BRCA1
BRCA1 (BReast CAncer 1) is a gene that, when mutated, significantly increases a person's risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Mutations in BRCA1 can also increase a person’s risk of developing prostate, and possibly colon cancer. In addition to having a higher risk of developing breast cancer, women with mutations in BRCA1 tend to develop the disease at a much earlier age than women in the general population.
BRCA2, Cancer, Gene, Mutation
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