Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic) might not be key to the initiation of prostate cancer, as previously thought, suggests the first study of its ...

People inherit two copies of each gene - one from each parent - an evolutionary fail-safe to ensure survival even when one of them doesn't function. For cancer-suppressor genes like BRCA1, researchers ...

Mutations in BRCA1 do not appear to contribute significantly to the risk of prostate cancer progression, according to DNA test results from 450 prostate cancer specimens. The findings suggest that ...

EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- University of Oregon biologists have uncovered a mechanism by which a well-known breast cancer gene also influences fertility. Mutations in the BRCA1 gene sharply increase a ...

As part of the ACLU's Taking Back Our Genes campaign , guest blogger Sue Friedman, the Executive Director of FORCE, describes the adverse impact the exclusive patents on BRCA1 and BRCA2 have on the ...

More and more studies show that men face risks of cancer from BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations that are most often associated with breast and ovarian cancers in women. According to a July 25 JAMA ...