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Old 01-09-2009, 09:31 AM   #1
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First Baby Tested For BRCA1 Before Conception Born In UK

The first baby tested preconceptionally for a genetic form of breast cancer (BRCA1) has been born. The mother and her little girl are doing very well.Â* The birth is the first of its type to take place in the UK. Women who carry this form of genetic variation have an 80 per cent chance of developing breast cancer and a 60 per cent chance of developing ovarian cancer during their lifetime.

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