BRCA gene mutations more common than once thought
Photo credit: Danielle Finkelstein | Healther Palmore, pictured at her Amityville home, is a carrier of the BRCA gene and has a family history of breast cancer. (June 22, 2013)
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Two years ago, Heather Palmore tested positive for a BRCA 2 mutation, a gene that when flawed is associated with breast and ovarian cancers. Her doctor told her she was his first African-American patient to receive such results.
For nearly two decades, mutations in the genes BRCA 1 and 2 have been associated with other populations despite what medical scientists now say is overwhelming evidence...
