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By Pam Stephan, About.com Guide to Breast Cancer

New Gene Found for Breast Cancer is BRIP1

Wednesday October 11, 2006
BRIP1 is the latest gene found which increase the risk of developing breast cancer. A new study, published in Nature Genetics, was done by Dr. Nazneen Rahman, at the Institute of Cancer Research at Sutton, England. BRIP1 doubles your chance of developing breast cancer, if you have inheirited that gene.

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October 11, 2006 at 10:25 pm
(1) Rick Reynolds, CCHT says:

Becareful of negative suggestion. If a doctor tells you that you have a gene that can increase your odds of breast cancer, that alone can increase your odds of breast cancer. Your subconscious believes every word it hears. Becareful what you expose yourself too.

December 29, 2008 at 8:38 pm
(2) Deepak says:

BRIP1 is involved in DNA repair and the researchers thus conclude that “other genes involved in DNA repair processes may also be involved in breast cancer susceptibility.”

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