Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)in Australia have found a new way to predict a subset of patients ...

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.

People inherit two copies of each gene—one from each parent—an evolutionary fail-safe to ensure survival even when one of ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers are presenting updated findings from their novel study of a vaccine aimed at preventing triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive and lethal form of the disease.

Cleveland Clinic researchers are presenting updated findings from their novel study of a vaccine aimed at preventing ...

People of Ashkenazi Jewish descent are at higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer because they are more likely than other ...

Results of a cohort of patients with various solid tumors with germline or somatic BRCA1 and 2 mutations treated with talazoparib are reported. BRCA1 is involved in both non homologous end joining, ...

University of Oregon biologists have uncovered a mechanism by which a well-known breast cancer gene also influences fertility ...

A new study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is shedding light on a novel role of breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) in tumor suppression.

Medically reviewed by Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD The exact cause or causes of triple-negative breast cancer are unknown, but ...