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Medicine
fromArs Technica
3 days ago

Sperm donor with rare cancer mutation fathered nearly 200 children in Europe

A sperm donor carrying a germline TP53 mutation has fathered at least 197 children across 14 European countries, placing many offspring at high cancer risk.
Public health
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Major genetic screening project to check hereditary cancer, high cholesterol risk of up to 100,000 Canadians | CBC News

Up to 100,000 Ontarians will be screened over five years for hereditary cancer and a heart-disease–linked genetic condition to guide prevention and treatment.
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