Health reports from direct-to-consumer genetic tests 'woefully incomplete'
Direct-to-consumer genetic tests should not be used as a basis for medical decision making, according to two separate studies released last week...
A gene on human chromosome 13, which instructs the cell to make a protein that normally helps to repair damaged DNA and suppress cell growth. A person who inherits certain mutations in a BRCA2 gene has a higher risk of getting breast cancer, ovarian cancer and certain other types of cancer.
by Jen Willows
Direct-to-consumer genetic tests should not be used as a basis for medical decision making, according to two separate studies released last week...
A gene mutation previously associated with breast and ovarian cancer has been found to double the risk of prostate cancer among men...
An influential health group in the USA has concluded that more women could benefit from wider gene screening for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer...
Geneticists in the UK have been speaking out against direct-to-consumer DNA testing after concerns over false positive results...
A large international study has identified the cancer risk associated with hundreds of mutations in BRCA genes. The findings will help improve accuracy when interpreting genetic test information on BRCA genes...
A bill that would nullify the US Supreme Court decision that banned the patenting of human genes is being debated by the US Congress...
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a direct-to-consumer genetic test for a hereditary form of colorectal cancer by 23andMe...
by Nana Mensah
Question: can you name a single breast cancer gene? If we surveyed the public, BRCA would be my bet for the most common reply...
Genome sequencing has been used to shed light on the genetic causes of breast cancer in African woman and develop a model to predict breast cancer risk...
by Jen Willows
A study has identified five genes that are associated with an aggressive form of breast cancer...
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