Mary-Claire King, Ph.D. - Cancer
WEBMary-Claire King, Ph.D. Discovering the Hereditary Breast Cancer Gene. Research Area: Cancer Prevention. Long before scientists completed mapping the human genome in 2003, geneticist Mary-Claire King discovered BRCA1, the first gene for …
Mary-Claire King - Wikipedia
WEBFrom 1974 to 1990, King carried out years of painstaking research, seeking a genetic marker, an identifiable piece of genetic material, that tended to accompany the presence of breast cancer in families. [23] For much of that time, the predominant theory was that cancer was viral. [7]
The Woman Who Discovered BRCA1 | TIME
WEBJun 2, 2014 · King discovered the region on the genome that eventually became known as BRCA1, the first gene linked to a higher than average chance of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
Mary-Claire King’s Pioneering Gene Work, From Breast Cancer to …
WEBFeb 9, 2015 · Mary-Claire King discovered BRCA1, the so-called breast cancer gene, and now believes every woman should be tested.
Mary-Claire King: Research That Matters - American Cancer Society
WEBApr 9, 2014 · When Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., now an American Cancer Society Research Professor at the University of Washington, discovered the genetic mutation that’s responsible for 5–10% of all breast cancers, the world was changed.
Mary-Claire King, PhD - UW School of Medicine Faculty
WEBMary-Claire King, PhD. Department of Medicine, Genome Sciences. Dr. King’s discovery has transformed the diagnosis, drug development, and treatment of inherited breast and ovarian cancer.
How Being Ignored Helped A Woman Discover The Breast Cancer Gene - NPR
WEBMar 27, 2014 · Back in the 1970s, a geneticist named Mary-Claire King decided she needed to figure out why women in some families were much more likely to get breast cancer. It took 17 years for King...
Mary-Claire King | Breast Cancer Research Foundation
WEBShe was the first to show that breast cancer is inherited in some families because of mutations in the gene that she named BRCA1. In addition to inherited breast and ovarian cancer, her research interests include the genetic bases of schizophrenia, genetic disorders in children, and human evolution.
Profile: Mary-Claire King - Nature Medicine
WEBJun 1, 2003 · In the research community, King is perhaps best known for her 1990 discovery of the BRCA1 locus for hereditary breast cancer. Her announcement, after more than 16 years of work, electrified...
Discovery – BRCA Connection to Breast and Ovarian Cancer
WEBEarly genetic research by NCI-supported investigators Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., Mark Skolnick, Ph.D., and their colleagues associated a DNA region with hereditary breast cancer.