Genetics testing company 23andMe received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its prostate cancer risk test. It’s 23andMe’s third clearance for a cancer risk report — the company also has tests for genes that predict breast and colorectal cancer risk. The test screens for a specific mutation on the HOXB13 gene linked with an increased …
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23andMe Gets FDA Clearance for Prostate Cancer Risk Test
Genetics testing company 23andMe received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its prostate cancer risk test. It’s 23andMe’s third clearance for a cancer risk report — the company also has tests for genes that predict breast and colorectal cancer risk. The test screens for a specific mutation on the HOXB13 gene linked with an increased …
Anita Hill Hits Genealogy ‘Lottery’ on ‘Finding Your Roots’
Legal scholar Anita Hill take journeys through their family trees on the eighth season of the acclaimed PBS show “Finding Your Roots,” which premieres this week. Hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., a historian and Harvard University professor, the show takes notable people on a quest to learn more about their ancestry. In the season’s …