18 Sep 2024

Our Changing World – Finding a cancer-causing genetic mutation

From Afternoons, 3:35 pm on 18 September 2024

Almost 30 years ago a team of researchers banded together to investigate an aggressive form of stomach cancer that was responsible for early deaths in one Tauranga whānau.

Together, Kimi Hauora Health and Research Clinic, whānau members, and University of Otago geneticists, found the cancer-causing genetic change, helping save thousands of lives worldwide.

Justine Murray catches up with some of the team as they reflect on the journey they’ve been on. 

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