How Do the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Work?

How Do the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Work?

Pfizer and Moderna grabbed headlines, and ushered in hope, in announcing this month that each company has vaccines that preliminary data suggest being 90-94% effective in preventing COVID-19 infections. This news is a much-needed salve to a world that has surpassed...

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Surgeon Recommends Mastectomy for Woman with RAD50 Mutation

Surgeon Recommends Mastectomy for Woman with RAD50 Mutation

A 42-year-old woman underwent a breast biopsy due to an abnormal mammogram. Even though the biopsy analysis yielded benign findings, the woman's family history with pancreatic cancer prompted the surgeon to order a 70-gene panel test to assess if she had inherited a...

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NewHavenBiz.com: Matloff Revolutionizes Genetic Testing

NewHavenBiz.com: Matloff Revolutionizes Genetic Testing

Ellen Matloff, president and CEO of My Gene Counsel, has been described as an advocate and a visionary for her work in the field of genetic testing. "She's an advocate for patients, for genetic counselors, her team, and her community. She deeply cares for our team,...

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Assuming All Labs Are Equal Gives False Reassurance of Risk

Assuming All Labs Are Equal Gives False Reassurance of Risk

An oncologist began seeing a new patient – a woman who had previously had breast cancer, received genetic testing, and reported having a family history of cancer and Cowden syndrome. Based on this information, the oncologist referred her for genetic counseling. The...

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The Importance of Genetic Counseling

The Importance of Genetic Counseling

Ellen Matloff, president and CEO of My Gene Counsel, was recently interviewed by Chené Murphy for DNAWeekly.com. What is the story behind founding My Gene Counsel? My co-founder, Danielle Bonadies, and I are genetic counselors who ran the Cancer Genetic Counseling...

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Lynch Syndrome Patient Has Ovaries, Uterus Removed at Age 22

Lynch Syndrome Patient Has Ovaries, Uterus Removed at Age 22

After seeing multiple members of a family with late-stage cancers at young ages, their oncologist suspected that these malignancies may be due to Lynch syndrome. The hereditary cancer syndrome is known to increase genetic risk for certain types of cancers. The mother...

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