Scientists identify four new breast cancer risk genes
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Scientists have found at least four new genes associated with breast cancer that may help identify women at increased risk of the disease.
The finding, published recently in the journal Nature Genetics, also provides crucial information on the biological mechanisms underlying cancer development, potentially opening the way to identifying new treatments.
The international team. led by researchers at the University of Cambridge in the UK and Universite Laval, Canada noted that current genetic tests for breast cancer only consider a few genes, such as BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2.
