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Translational Medicine / 转化医学Hereditary Breast Cancer, BRCA1 Discovery

Mary-Claire King

PhD

🏢University of Washington🌐USA

American Cancer Society Professor

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👥Biography 个人简介

Mary-Claire King discovered BRCA1 on chromosome 17q21 through linkage analysis of high-risk families, transforming hereditary cancer care. She advocates population-wide BRCA screening and has developed models for equitable cascade testing. She holds the ACS Research Professorship at UW.

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🧪Research Fields 研究领域

BRCA1
hereditary breast cancer
population genetics
cascade testing
genetic epidemiology

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Last updated: 2026-04-01 | All information from publicly available academic sources

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