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BRCA2
Location
Chromosome
13
Epidemiology
Responsible for a third of hereditary
Breast Cancer
Affects Male as well as Female members
Defective gene connotes:
Ovarian Cancer
risk: 15-20% (less than
BRCA1
)
Breast Cancer
risk: 90%
Age 20-29: Relative Risk
Breast Cancer
46
Age 30-39 Relative Risk
Breast Cancer
38
Age 40-49: Relative Risk
Breast Cancer
13
Age 50-59: Relative Risk
Breast Cancer
9.8
Age 60-69: Relative Risk
Breast Cancer
2.1
Chen (2006) j clin oncol 24(6): 863-71 [PubMed]
Metcalfe (2018) Clin Genet 93(5): 1063-8 [PubMed]
References
(1994) Science 265:2088 [PubMed]
(1995) Lancet 346:544 [PubMed]
Khan (2020) Am Fam Physician 103(1): 33-41 [PubMed]
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