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Off the Charts: Examining the Health Equity EmergencyFamily Cancer Gene Discovered with myGeneticsHealthPartners created myGenetics, a community health research program in partnership with Helix, because DNA can tell people about their health and may hold the key to understanding certain health risk factors.Deenya Craig, a HealthPartners patient with a family history of cancer, started having irregular mammograms in her mid-30s and knew DNA testing existed. Through myGenetics, she found out she carries the BRCA2 gene mutation that brings a greater risk of breast and ovarian cancers. She’s now a health advocate and encouraged her family to get checked.Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Ja...2023-11-2727 min