Summary

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In this section, we discussed information about genes that raise the risk for breast cancer in some families.

The main points addressed were as follows:

A condition that is characterized by the development of polyps in the gastrointestinal tract.
A rare disorder in which people are likely to develop cancer.
Symptoms that happen together and define an abnormality.
A gene on chromosome 13 that normally helps to suppress cell growth. A person who inherits a mutated BRCA2 gene has a higher risk of getting breast, ovarian, or prostate cancer.
A gene on chromosome 17 that normally helps to suppress cell growth. A person who inherits a mutated BRCA1 gene has a higher risk of getting breast, ovarian, or prostate cancer.
The chance, or likelihood, of being affected by something.
A permanent change that affects genes.
Functional units of DNA.