INFORMATIVE-cancer genetics

WHAT ARE THE BRCA1 AND BRCA2 GENES?

• The BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer gene mutations are genes derived from human DNA.
• BRCA (an abbreviation for breast cancer, frequently pronounced bracka) genes are inherited by both males and females from their parents
• BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumor suppressor genes that, when working properly, prevent tumor formation.