BRCA Exchange aggregates data on thousands of BRCA variants to understand cancer risk

(NIH/National Cancer Institute) A global resource that includes data on thousands of inherited variants in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes is available to the public. The BRCA Exchange was created through the BRCA Challenge, a long-term demonstration project initiated by the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) to enhance sharing of BRCA1 and BRCA2 data.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news