title: BRCA1/2 associated hereditary breast cancer.
abstract: Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women today. Some of the patients are hereditary, with a large proportion characterized by mutation in BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 genes. In this review, we provide an overview of these two genes, focusing on their relationship with hereditary breast cancers. BRCA1/2 associated hereditary breast cancers have unique features that differ from the general breast cancers, including alterations in cellular molecules, pathological bases, biological behavior, and a different prevention strategy. But the outcome of BRCA1/2 associated hereditary breast cancers still remains controversial; further studies are needed to elucidate the nature of BRCA1/2 associated hereditary breast cancers.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China. lsteng@zju.edu.cn
authors.forename: Li-song
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Hao-hao
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D019313:BRCA1 Protein / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D024682:BRCA2 Protein / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; C118024:BLID protein, human; D019313:BRCA1 Protein; C492913:BRCA1 protein, human; D024682:BRCA2 Protein; C551750:BRCA2 protein, human