Transforming lives through genetics.

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Tytuł:: Transforming lives through genetics.
Źródło:: Cell [Cell] 2021 Apr 15; Vol. 184 (8), pp. 1953-1955. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 07.
Typ publikacji:: Interview
Język:: English
Imprint Name(s):: Publication: Cambridge, Ma : Cell Press
Original Publication: Cambridge, MIT Press.
MeSH Terms:: Breast Neoplasms/*pathology
Ovarian Neoplasms/*pathology
Awards and Prizes ; Breast Neoplasms/genetics ; Female ; Genetics ; Humans ; Mental Disorders/genetics ; Mental Disorders/pathology ; Ovarian Neoplasms/genetics ; Schizophrenia/genetics ; Schizophrenia/pathology
Entry Date(s):: Date Created: 20210408 Date Completed: 20211020 Latest Revision: 20211020
Update Code:: 20240104
DOI:: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.018
PMID:: 33831377

Mary-Claire King's approach to genetics has had a major impact on breast and ovarian cancer and, more recently, mental illnesses including schizophrenia. Science writer Kendall Morgan talked with Mary-Claire, recipient of a 2021 Canada Gairdner International Award, about her life, her lengthy quest to discover the genetic basis of susceptibility to breast cancer, the struggles for women in science, and much more. An edited version of this conversation is presented below.
(Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Inc.)

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