All in the Family: Discussing Screenings and Preventative Surgery for Inherited Cancers

6.16.2017

When Kerri Murphy was 32, she underwent genetic testing for Lynch syndrome — a hereditary disorder that’s caused by a mutation in any of five genes that predisposes

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MTHFR: Hope or Hype?

4.17.2017

MTHFR: Hope or Hype?

Genome WebSpring 2017

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A New CRISPR Breakthrough Could Lead to Simpler, Cheaper Disease Diagnosis

4.17.2017

A New CRISPR Breakthrough Could Lead to Simpler, Cheaper Disease Diagnosis
The Washington PostJoel AchenbachApril 13, 2017
The controversial laboratory tool known as CRISPR may have found a whole new world to conquer. Already the favored method of editing genes, CRISPR could soon become a low-cost d

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Misunderstood Gene Tests may Lead to Unnecessary Mastectomies

4.17.2017

Misunderstood Gene Tests may Lead to Unnecessary Mastectomies
U.S. News and World ReportDennis ThompsonApril 12, 2017
Close to half of breast cancer patients who chose to have a double mastectomy after genetic testing didn't actually have the gene mutations known to raise the risk of additional canc

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Defend the Right to Protect Genetic Information

4.17.2017

Defend the Right to Protect Genetic Information
The Seattle TimesMary-Claire King and Tana SennApril 12, 2017
OUR friend Julie died of ovarian cancer several years ago. In her wake she left family and friends heartbroken, but also angry, because her death was completely unnecessary.

While Julie bea

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Genetic Testing Might not Cure Everything that Ails America. So What?

4.17.2017

Genetic Testing Might not Cure Everything that Ails America. So What?
ReasonsMike RiggsApril 10, 2017
Genetic testing company 23andMe received FDA approval this month to resume telling customers about their predisposition to various syndromes and illnesses. Reason's Ronald Bailey, a longtime 23and

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North Carolina Dad and Two Sons Receieve Same Heartbreaking Cancer Diagnosis

4.17.2017

North Carolina Dad and Two Sons Receieve Same Heartbreaking Cancer Diagnosis
Fox NewsApril 12, 2017
North Carolina brothers Preston and Parker Jackson were both diagnosed with the same devastating pancreatic cancer as their father, Wayne Jackson, within just a few weeks of each other in 2016.

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What Do We Not Know About Genetic Testing

4.17.2017

What Do We Not Know About Genetic Testing
Forbes Quora, ContributorApril 7, 2017
Probably the most concerning misconception that people may have about genetic testing is that it is deterministic. There are actually very few genetic diseases that are fully deterministic. The genetics term for this is

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23andMe Cannot Replace Doctors

4.17.2017

23andMe Cannot Replace Doctors
The Daily CampusAlex OliveriaApril 14, 2017
Over the past decade or so, genealogy tests have become quite common. In these tests, customers send a DNA sample to a company via a saliva swab, and for around $100, they receive a report about their genetic heritage, all wi

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Tracing Your Roots: How Safe Is It to Date a Cousin?

4.12.2017

Dear Professor Gates:

I want to date a fourth cousin of mine. Is that wrong? I’m curious to know how related we actually are. We do not plan to have any children together, but if we did, would there be a risk of passing along a genetic defect or disorder? —Sonya

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