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Genetic Exceptionalism: Medicine’s Overreliance on Genetic Testing

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CHEK2-Associated Cancer Risk and Screening Recommendation Updates
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CHEK2-Associated Cancer Risk and Screening Recommendation Updates

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Genetic Counseling in the Time of Covid

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I Have a BRCA1 Gene Mutation: The Extra Stress of COVID-19 Takes a Toll

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Help Ensure Access to Independent Genetic Counseling Services: Support HR 3235 

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Hereditary Risks for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

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What Does A Genetic Counselor Do, Anyway?

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Alex Trebek and Pancreatic Cancer: How Jeopardy! is Making a Difference

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Join Patients in the Fight to Save Medicaid and Social Services

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CHEK2-Associated Cancer Risk and Screening Recommendation Updates

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PLUGS Summit 2024

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Causation versus Susceptibility: Alzheimer’s Disease, Genetics, & APOE

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Financial Challenges in the Fight for Independent Genetic Counseling Services

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Direct-to-Consumer is Direct-to-Chaos for Rare Disease Families