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Breast Cancer

Published on Dec 01, 2015

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BRCA2 AND BREAST CANCER

By: RYLIE, TAYLOR AND BELLA
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BRCA2 PROTEIN

  • Repairs damaged DNA
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BRCA2 GENE

  • Instructions for making a protein involved in repairing DNA
  • Located on Chromosomes 13 and 17
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MUTATIONS

  • Insertions and deletions
  • More than 800 mutations in the gene
  • DNA damage
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SYMPTOMS

  • No visible symptoms
  • Problems can be discovered
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STATISTICS FOR 2014

  • 232,670 new cases
  • 40,000 women will die
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Rylie Powelson