Is breast cancer dominant or recessive?!


Question: Is breast cancer dominant or recessive!?
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Most cases of breast cancer are not inherited!. These cancers are associated with genetic changes that occur only in breast cancer cells (somatic mutations) and occur during a person's lifetime!.

In hereditary breast cancer, the way that cancer risk is inherited depends on the gene involved!. For example, mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, which means one copy of the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to increase a person's chance of developing cancer!. In other cases, the inheritance of breast cancer risk is unclear!. It is important to note that people inherit an increased risk of cancer, not the disease itself!. Not all people who inherit mutations in these genes will develop cancer!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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