@inbook{6483097df6464ab9a3d1755495dda904,
title = "BRCA1 and BRCA2 in Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer",
author = "Cassidy, \{Michael R.\} and M{\'e}ndez, \{Jane E.\} and Jane Mendez",
note = "Mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are known to confer an increased risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. These gene mutations are inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion and are highly penetrant in causing cancer. The lifetime risk of breast cancer is 57-65 \% in carriers of BRCA1 mutations and 45-49 \% in those with BRCA2 mutations.",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1007/978-1-4939-1423-4\_6",
language = "American English",
booktitle = "Surgical Oncology A Practical and Comprehensive Approach",
}