A mutation already linked to several types of cancer doubles the risk of breast cancer in a woman and multiplies men’s slight risk even more dramatically, a new study finds.
The protein encoded by the normal version of the gene called CHEK2 or CHK2 signals a cell to stop dividing if its DNA is damaged, says study coauthor Douglas F.
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