Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover Novel Approach To Estimate Risk Of Breast Cancer

May 05th, 2008 | Category: Cancer

In a paper published recently, a team of medical researchers from the Mayo Clinic in collaboration with academic colleagues from Myriad Genetics Laboratories, the University of Utah, France, and Australia report on the outcome of a study that analyzes the

risk for breast cancer imparted by inherited mutations in the BRCA2 gene. Mutations in the BRCA2 gene have been strongly linked to familial breast cancer.

Original post by Women’s Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today

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