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Cancer Genetics
Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer genetics
March 24th, 2005
Cancer genetics data are the focus of recent research from the United States and Italy. Study 1: Stanford University researchers have estimated that over half a million Caucasians in the U.S. carry BRCA1 gene mutations. A.S. Whittemore and colleagues said, "Data from several countries indicate that 1 to 2% of Ashkenazi Jews carry a pathogenic ancestral mutation of the tumor suppressor gene BRCA1. However, the prevalence of BRCA1 mutations among non-Ashkenazi Whites is uncertain. "We estimated mutation carrier prevalence in U.S. non-Hispanic Whites, specific for Ashkenazi status, using data from two population-based series of San...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-24)
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