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News

Three sisters from a PALB2 family tell their story

February 9, 2023 by mdt33

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11728255/amp/We-inherited-things-Mum-long-legs-great-hair-unfortunately-deadly-cancer-gene.html

Read moreThree sisters from a PALB2 family tell their story

Watch Donna and Jade Power #NOTJUSTBRCA on BBC Breakfast 28th OCT 2022

October 31, 2022 by mdt33

Watch Donna and Jade Power being interviewed together with Marc Tischkowitz on BBC Breakfast, raising the awareness of PALB2

Read moreWatch Donna and Jade Power #NOTJUSTBRCA on BBC Breakfast 28th OCT 2022

Exciting results from a study looking at PARP inhibitors in the treatment of PALB2 breast cancers

October 18, 2022 by mdt33

A group of researchers from the US has reported some exciting results using Talazoparib, a PARP inhibitor. They treated five PALB2 carriers with breast cancer and one carrier with pancreatic …

Read moreExciting results from a study looking at PARP inhibitors in the treatment of PALB2 breast cancers

A story about a PALB2 carrier in the Daily Mail

August 18, 2022 by mdt33

Jade Power is a PALB2 carrier whose story was featured in the UK national newspaper, the Daily Mail. You can read the full story here

Read moreA story about a PALB2 carrier in the Daily Mail

In Memoriam: David Morse Livingston, MD, Renowned Scientist and Discoverer of PALB2

October 20, 2021 by mdt33

We are sad to report the unexpected death of David Livingston who discovered PALB2 in 2006. Dr. William Foulkes,  James McGill Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Oncology and Human …

Read moreIn Memoriam: David Morse Livingston, MD, Renowned Scientist and Discoverer of PALB2

PALB2 Information session 20th SEP 2021 – recording now available

October 11, 2021 by mdt33

A recording of the 2021  PALB2 information session is now available to watch here Our 2nd UK annual event is aimed at women and men who have a PALB2 gene …

Read morePALB2 Information session 20th SEP 2021 – recording now available

Breast Cancer Survivor and Journalist Susan Berger talks about her experience of having a PALB2 mutation

September 28, 2021 by mdt33

24 years after her diagnosis of breast cancer Susan Berger decided to have a mastectomy, ovary removal and fallopian tube removal after testing positive for the PALB2 gene mutation. You …

Read moreBreast Cancer Survivor and Journalist Susan Berger talks about her experience of having a PALB2 mutation

A story on PALB2 in the New York Times

August 18, 2021 by mdt33

Heidi Marsh tells her story in the NY Times:

Read moreA story on PALB2 in the New York Times

ACMG PALB2 Clinical Guidelines now available

May 11, 2021 by mdt33

Bethesda, MD – May 11, 2021| The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has released an important new clinical practice resource from a global team of specialists in …

Read moreACMG PALB2 Clinical Guidelines now available

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