Oncogenic BRCA1,2 Mutations in the Human Lineage—A By-Product of Sexual Selection?

In this review, we discuss the long-known problem of tissue-specific carcinogenesis in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: while the genes are expressed ubiquitously, increased cancer risk is observed mostly in the breast and ovaries, and to a much lesser extent, in some other tissues such as the pro...

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Main Authors: Tatyana V. Korneenko, Nikolay B. Pestov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/12/1/22