Scientists have made an important discovery to date in the study and treatment of BRCA1-deficient cancers and PARP inhibitor ...

Shoshana Ungerleider is many things: an internal medicine physician, a science journalist, a San Francisco resident, a host ...

A substantial proportion of familial breast cancers have mutations within the BRCA2 gene. The product of this gene has been implicated in DNA repair and in the regulation of transcription.

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in understanding the BRCA2 gene, offering new hope for cancer patients and those at high risk of developing the disease.

In the 1960s, one of his first cousins, now deceased, fathered a previously unknown child with a woman who placed the baby for adoption.

DNA testing can provide insights into complex conditions like heart disease, high cholesterol, and Alzheimer’s disease.

The former EastEnders actress, 41, who recently revealed that she's undergone a double mastectomy, said her children were ...

There may be hopeful news ahead for families with a history of breast and ovarian cancer. Researchers from the University of ...

Currently, new parents are offered a blood spot test for their babies, normally when the child is five days old, to check ...

Rollout of the groundbreaking scheme will be bankrolled by a £650 million genomics investment and is part of the government's ...

In 1995, our researchers discovered the cancer gene BRCA2, which, when mutated, can make carriers more likely to develop cancer. This discovery means that families can now assess their cancer risk ...

Genetic disease is believed to be linked to 41 percent of U.S. infants' deaths, while more than 2 million children have a genetic condition.