BRCA1: Angelina Jolie
from Quick Fire Science Hosted by Naked Scientists
It emerged this week that actress and director Angelina Jolie chose to have a double mastectomy, because she carries a gene called BRCA1, which greatly increases her chances of developing breast cancer. Here's your quickfire science about the story from Naked Scientists Elena Teh Pete Skidmore...
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