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Immune Gene Mutations Linked to Early Breast Cancer in BRCA1 Carriers

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Breast cancer cells, SEM

Scanning electron micrograph of breast cancer cells. [Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library, Getty Images] Researchers led by a team at Tel Aviv University have found that genetic variants involved in the innate immune response are strongly linked to the onset of breast cancer (BC) in risk carriers. BRCA1 genetic modification. The team performed whole exome sequencing … Read more

Health Trends: Genetic testing improves treatment, survival for Black breast cancer patients

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Health Trends: Genetic testing improves treatment, survival for Black breast cancer patients

(This is part of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present the latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) Written by Nancy Lapid April 1 (Reuters) – Advanced genetic testing could help erase a huge disparity in breast cancer survival rates between white and black patients, new research has found. Currently, Black women in the … Read more