About BRCA1
Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BRCA1 gene. Orthologs are common in other vertebrate species, whereas invertebrate genomes may encode a more distantly related gene. BRCA1 is a human tumor suppressor gene and is responsible for repairing DNA.
Testing offered over Orkney breast cancer gene
Mar 17,2023 11:30 am
... A landmark study found a specific mutation of the Brca1 gene which could have begun with a single individual in Westray hundreds of years ago...
Breast cancer gene linked to Orkney islands
Mar 16,2023 3:40 pm
... A new study suggests one in 100 people with grandparents from Orkney has a specific mutation of the Brca1 gene...