Researchers Find Hispanic Women More Likely Than Thought To Have Genetic Mutation That Increases Chances Of Developing Breast, Ovarian Cancers

Hispanic women have a higher chance than other women of having the BRCA1 genetic mutation, which increases the likelihood of developing breast and ovarian cancers, according to a study published in the Dec. 26 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, HealthDay/Austin American-Statesman reports (Stern, [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Genetics on January 4th, 2008