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Health Ministry Warns of Faulty BRCA 1 Genetic Screening Kits
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Israel's Health Ministry reported a malfunction in Gamidor's BRCA 1 genetic screening kits, potentially leading to false negative results for over 90,000 individuals. The company has fixed the issue, and affected individuals will be contacted for further testing.
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- Health Ministry warns of faulty BRCA 1 genetic screening kits.
- Malfunction may have caused false negative results in over 90,000 tests.
- Approximately 100 samples identified as potentially having false negatives.
- Gamidor has corrected the malfunction.
- Affected individuals will be contacted for retesting.
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