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Podcast: Should you get your entire genome sequenced? The pros and cons of diving into your DNA

Given how little we know about how variations in the genome affect health and disease, is direct-to-consumer whole genome sequencing ...
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Podcast: Geneticist Mary-Claire King nearly quit science—then discovered the first breast cancer gene

Kat Arney, Mary-Claire King | 
Mary-Claire King's stellar career has covered human and chimp evolution, finding BRCA1 and reuniting families that have been torn apart ...
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Only 18% of people with breast and ovarian cancer genes knew they were carriers, study found. How can we make DNA screening work better?

Michael Murray | 
New research shows that only 18% of those who tested positive for breast cancer genes knew they had them ...
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BRCA mutations can be deadly or harmless. Now CRISPR can tell the difference

Greg Findlay, Jay Shendure, Lea Starita | 
CRISPR has many emerging applications, one of which is identifying dangerous breast cancer mutations ...
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Viewpoint: Expansion of BRCA screening creates need to know more about breast cancer, treatments

Katherine Drabiak | 
Consumer DNA tests can now check for breast-cancer-causing BRCA mutations, however, cancer risk is highly misunderstood ...
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Have the BRCA mutation? Debating a precautionary mastectomy? Your genes may provide a guide

Jennifer Cable | 
A new study offers a better understanding of the risks, by age, associated with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. It ...
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