Genetic variants may affect the risk of breast cancer in women with BRCA2 mutations

Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 17:00 in Health & Medicine

An international study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has identified genetic variants in women with BRCA2 mutations that may increase or decrease their risk of developing breast cancer. The study was published today online in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics.

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