Genetic & Genomic MedicineScientific ReportsPeer-reviewed
Identifying Ashkenazi Jewish BRCA1/2 founder variants in individuals who do not self-report Jewish ancestry
Ruth I. Tennen, Sarah B. Laskey, Bertram L. Koelsch…·Joyce Y. Tung
The paper identifies Ashkenazi Jewish BRCA1/2 founder variants in individuals without self-reported Jewish ancestry, showing many lack ancestry reporting but have detectable genetic ancestry and may need BRCA testing.
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