BRCA1 and cancer: The DNA repair genes which have been found to be altered in cancers include BRCA1/2, MSH2/6, MLH1/2, BLM, RAD50, MRE11, NBS1, PRKDC, NBS1, BLM, RECQL4, BAP1, WRN, RAD51L3, RAD52, FANCA, and PALB2 [10-12].