/ BRCA2 Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en /health/news/understanding-why-brca2-linked-cancer-risk <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>A new study shows exactly how the gene BRCA2, linked to susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer, functions to repair damaged DNA. By studying BRCA2 at the level of single molecules, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have generated new insights into the mechanisms of DNA repair and the origins of cancer. The work was published the week of March 27 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> April 03, 2023 - 10:00am Andy Fell /health/news/understanding-why-brca2-linked-cancer-risk