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BRCA Screening Study Uses Consumer Initiated Model to Enroll Thousands in Ashkenazi Jewish Community

Mar 12, 2018
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Turna Ray
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Researchers launched a study last week in which they hope to enroll 4,000 men and women of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry across four US cities and test out a consumer-initiated model that involves healthcare providers and genetics experts to screen for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations.

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