I know a lot about breast cancer, but I didn't know this. I find it very interesting, because I'm of German/Eastern European descent, and I carry the BRCA2 gene.
Kicking cancer's ass - day 1506
October 11 - One in 40 women of Ashkenazi (French, German, and East European) Jewish descent carry the BRCA1 and BRCA2 (breast cancer) gene, which is significantly higher than in the general population where only 1 in 500 to 800 people carry the gene.
I know a lot about breast cancer, but I didn't know this. I find it very interesting, because I'm of German/Eastern European descent, and I carry the BRCA2 gene.
I know a lot about breast cancer, but I didn't know this. I find it very interesting, because I'm of German/Eastern European descent, and I carry the BRCA2 gene.
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