Fanconi Anemia and BRAC1: is there a link???

Following the gene trail of a rare disease, scientists have discovered a new pathway to BRCA1, a gene that, when defective, is the most common source of inherited breast cancer. Two studies published in the February issue of Molecular Cell, by Alan D'Andrea, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute show how genes involved in a condition called Fanconi anemia form a pathway to the activation of BRCA1.

Contact:
Todd Ringler Todd_Ringler@dfci.harvard.edu
617-632-5357
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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