Classic BRCA2 Pedigree

preview Add to My Pictures

View/Download:

Small:
480x360
Title: Classic BRCA2 Pedigree
Description: Pedigree showing some of the classic features of a family with a deleterious BRCA2 mutation across three generations, including transmission occurring through maternal and paternal lineages. The unaffected female proband is shown as having an affected brother (breast cancer diagnosed at age 52 y), mother (breast cancer diagnosed at age 45 y and pancreatic cancer diagnosed at age 55 y), maternal aunt (ovarian cancer diagnosed at age 58 y), and maternal grandfather (prostate cancer diagnosed at age 55 y).

BRCA2 pedigree. This pedigree shows some of the classic features of a family with a deleterious BRCA2 mutation across three generations, including affected family members with breast (including male breast cancer), ovarian, pancreatic, or prostate cancers and a relatively young age at onset. BRCA2 families may exhibit some or all of these features. As an autosomal dominant syndrome, a deleterious BRCA2 mutation can be transmitted through maternal or paternal lineages, as depicted in the figure.
Topics/Categories: Cancer Types -- Breast Cancer
Science and Technology -- Genetics
Type: B&W, Diagram (JPEG format)
Source: National Cancer Institute
Creator: National Cancer Institute (Illustrator)
AV Number: CDR746236
Date Created: February 8, 2013
Date Added: December 4, 2015
Reuse Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above.