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Mary-Claire King
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American geneticist
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Mary-Claire King (born February 27, 1946) is an American geneticist. She was the first to show that breast cancer can be inherited due to mutations in the gene she called BRCA1. She studies human genetics and is particularly interested in genetic heterogeneity and complex traits. She studies the interaction of genetics and environmental...

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Websitedepts.washington.edu
Instance of
Human
Member of
National Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Association for the Advancement of Science
French Academy of Sciences
American Philosophical Society
Occupation
Biologist
Geneticist
Human rights defender
university teacher
References
Wikidata