BRCA testing launched for people of Jewish ancestry in England

On Feb 1, 2024, the National Health Service (NHS) in England launched a national BRCA gene testing programme for all adults with Jewish ancestry (ie, at least one Jewish grandparent). The previous approach to BRCA testing in the UK was based on fulfilling family history criteria or standardised clin...

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Published in:The lancet oncology 2024-03, Vol.25 (3), p.284-284
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
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