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Mary-Claire King

American geneticist

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27 February 1946
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Mary-Claire King
9 October 2017
for her mapping of the first breast cancer gene. Using mathematical modeling, King predicted and then demonstrated that breast cancer can be caused by a single gene. She mapped the gene which facilitated its cloning and has saved thousands of lives. (English)
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"for demonstrating inherited susceptibility for breast and ovarian cancer and discovering the role played by mutations of the BRCA1 gene." (English)
Mary-Claire King
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