Familial breast cancer occurs in about 10% of breast cancer cases. Germline mutation in BRCA1 is the most penetrant predisposition for the disease. Mutated BRCA1 leads to disease by causing genome instability via multiple mechanisms including epigenetic changes. This review summarizes recent progress in studying the correlation between BRCA1 predisposition and epigenetic alterations in BRCA1-type familial breast cancer.
Keywords: BRCA1; autosomal dominant; epigenetic alteration; familial breast cancer; germline mutation.
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