Interestingly, these results are consistent with other studies showing that indole-3-carbinol (derived from cruciferous vegetables) and resveratrol (derived from red grapes) induce expression of BRCA1.30,31 Collectively, these studies point toward a trend of diet-derived polyphenol compounds in modulating the BRCA1 protein in cancer cells. Here, BRCA1 is linked to cancer.