An international collaboration co-led by Australian researchers has identified 72 new genetic variants associated with a high risk of breast cancer. One study identified 65 genetic variants that predispose women to an overall risk of breast cancer while a second study found seven genetic variants that predispose women specifically to oestrogen-receptor negative breast cancer. Professor ...
Breast Cancer
New genes hold promise of new breast cancer chemoprevention
By Mardi Chapman
25 Oct 2017