Breast Cancer Genetics Research Group

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. It is influenced by hereditary risk factors, but the known predisposing alleles explain less than half of its hereditary component, leaving causal factor for the majority of breast cancer families unknown. Our aim is to identify and characterize additional predisposing genetic changes using various genomic approaches in Northern Finnish breast cancer cohorts. The obtained results refine the clinical risk assessment, increase the understanding of the etiology of breast cancer and promote the development of more targeted therapies.