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BRCA1
BRCA1 is a tumour-supressing gene, if even one copy of it is damaged, cancer can develop.
Certain mutations confer a tall probability (85% lifetime risk) of developing breast cancer, and another types reasonovarian cancer. Familial mutations of thisgene are particularly general among people in the Ashkenazi Jewish ethnic group.