Mutations in two genes that have been linked specifically to prostate cancer are breast cancer gene 1 and breast cancer gene 2, also known as BRCA1 and BRCA2 - both of which also cause breast cancer.

两种基因的突变与前列腺癌特异性相关，分别是乳腺癌基因1和乳腺癌基因2，即BRCA1和BRCA2；它们也会导致乳腺癌。