Vol 216, Issue 6: 4 April 2022. Associate Professor Paul Lacaze is Head of Public Health Genomics at Monash University. He discusses population DNA screening for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, Lynch syndrome, and familial hypercholesterolaemia, to accompany his coauthored MJA Perspective. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.

Episode 463: MJA Podcasts 2022 Episode 12: Population DNA screening with Associate Professor Paul Lacaze

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Episode 463: MJA Podcasts 2022 Episode 12: Population DNA screening with Associate Professor Paul Lacaze

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