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Institute of Cancer Research, Myriad Genetics other research news

January 2, 1996 8:00 AM UTC

As published in Nature, researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research and colleagues identified BRCA2, a gene linked to inherited breast cancer, on chromosome 13.

Five mutations of the gene were found in families with inherited breast cancer. Risk of prostate and male breast cancer also appears higher in families bearing this mutation, the researchers noted. ...