news @ nature.com - Geneticists identify four new breast-cancer genes - Discovery adds to understanding of individuals' susc
news @ nature.com - Geneticists identify four new breast-cancer genes - Discovery adds to understanding of individuals' susc
The link between BRCA1 & 2 and familial breast cancer is well known, now for the first time a group describes mutations that are associated with "common" breast cancer. They identifiy FGFR2 mutations in up to 60% of women--a stunning number. I've attached the news link in this week's Nature since this content is free. The article is in the same issue.
Submitted by Colleen on Mon, 05/28/2007 - 8:12am. | Tags: General Science | News

Hot new gene!
This story is getting quite a bit of media attention. It looks like this might be the hot new gene in breast cancer research. How is your favorite gene related to FGFR2?