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... US test may miss breast cancer traits - The Boston Globe #articleAd, .padAll5, .padAll7, .padAll10, .padLeft5, .indent10, .fodorsIndent, .lighterIndent { height: 100%; } Today's Globe Opinion Magazine Education Science NECN Special reports Obituaries Traffic March 22, 2006 More than 1 in 10 women who test negative for a genetic trait linked to breast cancer may still get the disease because of undetected abnormalities, scientists say.The testing commonly used in US hospitals may not find all parts of the so-called BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer genes that make a patient more likely to get the disease, said a study released today at a panel on women's health issues held by the Journal of the American Medical Association in New York.''Our results suggest that genetic testing, as currently carried out in the United States, does not provide all available information to women at risk," wrote researchers, including Mary-Claire King, a geneticist at the University of Washington in Seattle.

King was instrumental in helping uncover the existence of the breast cancer genes.The scientists tested DNA sam...

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22, 2006 Breast cancer test misses some cases New York Times News Service The widely used genetic test for breast cancer risk can miss mutations that help cause the disease, according to a new study, a finding that is likely to increase the pressure to develop more thorough testing methods.

The test, which looks for mutations in genes called BRCA1 and BRCA2, missed them in about 12 percent of breast cancer patients from families with multiple cases of breast or ovarian cancer, according to t...

... WebWire® | CybeRelease: (OTC: HSTT) Affiliate Engages German Based PR Firm Advanced Search March 22, 2006 CybeRelease: (OTC: HSTT) Affiliate Engages German Based PR Firm CybeRelease3/22/2006 3:08:47 AM WebWire Related Industries OTC/SmallCap (CybeRelease, March 22, 2006) - Lake Harmony, PA - HS3 Technologies, Inc.

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