Periodic Reporting for period 2 - BRCANCER (A novel approach for modeling development of breast cancer)

Inheriting one mutant copy of the BReast CAncer 1 (BRCA1) or BRCA2 gene is linked to a significant increased risk of developing breast, ovarian and other cancers. BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations account for about 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancers, the most common cancer type in...