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A Trailblazing Geneticist Reflects On Her Life And Work
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Posted Sep 16, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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Dr. Mary-Claire King was the first to link a gene to hereditary cancer risk with the identification of BRCA1. She was just getting started.
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