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Scientists identify second breast cancer gene BRCA2
New York reports a second major inherited breast cancer gene BRCA2 identified by a multinational team led by Dr Michael Stratton and Dr P Andrew Futreal. The discovery, published in Nature, suggests about 40 percent of inherited cases implicate BRCA2, with BRCA1 identified previously.
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New York
Nature
Michael Stratton
Institute of Cancer Research
Surrey
England
P. Andrew Futreal
Duke University Medical Center
Durham
N.C
Myriad Genetics Inc
Salt Lake City
BRCAL
Barbara Weber
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Stratton