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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-12-01
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Series: | Biomedicines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/12/1/22 |