Hereditary susceptibility to breast cancer is considered to be polygenic. The most important breast cancer susceptibility genes are BRCA1 and BRCA2. Mutations in these genes confer a high risk of early-onset breast cancer and also an increased risk of ovarian cancer. Recently, mutations in RAD51C and RAD51D were identified in families with breast and ovarian cancer.
Category
Cancer
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
02 Neoplasms
Malignant neoplasms, except primary neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic, central nervous system or related tissues
Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic, central nervous system or related tissues
Malignant neoplasms of breast
2C65 Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome
H02531 Familial breast-ovarian cancer
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Replication and repair
nt06506 Double-strand break repair
H02531 Familial breast-ovarian cancer
nt06508 Interstrand crosslink repair
H02531 Familial breast-ovarian cancer