Gene-editing technique CRISPR identifies dangerous breast cancer mutations
- Written by Jay Shendure, Professor of Genome Sciences, University of Washington
Breast cancer type 1 (BRCA1) is a human tumor suppressor gene, found in all humans. Its protein, also called by the synonym BRCA1, is responsible for repairing DNA. ibreakstock/Shutterstock.comMore than 1 million women have had genetic testing of BRCA1 and BRCA2, genes in which mutations can dramatically increase the risk for early onset breast...
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