BRCA1 (BReast CAncer type 1 susceptibility, BRCT domain) DNA repair enzyme. Certain mutations in the BRCA1 gene are associated with increased breast cancer risk. Atoms shown as spheres.

Breakthroughs in Parkinson's Treatment and Breast Cancer Genes Win Lasker Awards

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 17, 2014

The Lasker Awards are among the most respected science prizes in the world. Two of this year’s winners discuss their research and the impact their discoveries have on our lives. The Lasker-Koshland Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science was awarded to Mary-Claire King, of the University of Washington, discovered the BRCA1 gene locus that causes hereditary breast cancer. She also deployed DNA strategies that reunite missing persons with their families and identify remains. Dr. Alim Louis Benabid, of Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France, shares the 2014 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Award with Dr. Mahlon DeLong. He explains his pioneering discovery of the effects of Deep Brain Stimulation in human patients that have revolutionized the treatment of Parkinson’s and other disorders.

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