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Hundreds of people at increased cancer risk identified by new NHS BRCA testing programme
The NHS in England initiated a genetic testing programme for people with Jewish backgrounds, as part of the screening programme, anyone over 18 in England with Jewish ancestry is offered a simple sali ...
Mother with Jewish heritage warns others after chance discovery of breast cancer
A woman who discovered she had breast cancer after a chance reading of a newspaper article is warning others with Jewish heritage of the increased risk. | ITV News Central ...
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Opinion: No, FDA Didn’t Really Approve 23andMe’s BRCA Test
Is the agency suggesting that there are benefits of testing Ashkenazi Jewish BRCA mutations in non-Jewish women? How does the FDA justify that the benefits of testing outweigh the known risks? Well, ...
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First Direct-to-Consumer BRCA Test Authorized by FDA
The FDA made a point to note that there are more than 1,000 cancer-related mutations in BRCA genes, and just about 2 percent of Ashkenazi Jewish women carry the three mutations in the test. They are ...
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New Understanding of BRCA2 Mutation-Driven Mechanism Could Inform Anti-Cancer Drug Development
Inherited mutations in the gene BRCA2 significantly increase the risk of carriers to breast and ovarian cancers.  BRCA2, a crucial player in the body& | Cancer ...