KRAS-Variant Stories
Turning Knowledge Into Action & Power
Jane* had always followed the medical guidelines, so at age 40, she started her annual mammogram screenings. In March of 2009, right before her 57th birthday, Jane went in for what she... Read More
Connecting a Family History of Cancer with Personal Health
Jenn Roark was only 33 when she was first diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer. She felt a hard spot on her breast, short of a lump, but decided to be safe... Read More
How Genetic Testing Helped Karen Navigate Her Cancer Treatment
When pathology reports from her lung cancer biopsy showed that 56-year-old Karen Peterson was positive for the KRAS oncogene, she had never heard of the KRAS protein before. Karen and her family... Read More
News & Updates
More proof Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is safe, effective, and beneficial for most women
When our team came across a recent Los Angeles Times Article entitled, “Once and for all: Hormone replacement is good for women” we were very intrigued. What we learned from this game-changing... Read More
Important Findings From Our Recently Published KRAS-Variant Study
A new study by MiraKind’s Founder, Dr. Joanne Weidhaas, in collaboration with her team at the University of California, Los Angeles and City of Hope, has been published in the scientific journal... Read More
New Research: “The KRAS-variant induces an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition ‘EMT’ in normal breast epithelial cells”
As discussed in our previous Genetics series posts, the discovery of non-coding RNAs paved the way for changes in the Central Dogma and how we think about the flow of genetic information... Read More
Q&A & Discusson
How Do I Get My DNA Test (KRAS-variant) Results?
Video 3 in our Ask Me Anything Series: Dr. Joanne Weidhaas answers your questions in our Ask Me Anything video series. Have a Question for Dr. Joanne? Submit your Q here
Read MoreDo I need to get tested for KRAS-variant if I’m BRCA positive?
Video 2 in our Ask Me Anything Series: Dr. Joanne Weidhaas answers your questions in our Ask Me Anything video series. Have a Question for Dr. Joanne? Submit your Q here
Read MoreShould I Get Pelvic Exams if I Have No Ovaries?
Video 1 in our Ask Me Anything Series: Video Answers to Your Questions Have a Question for Dr. Joanne? Submit your Q here
Read MoreDo you have a question for Dr. Joanne?
Free Webinar
The Relationship Between DNA and Cancer
In this free webinar, MiraKind's Founder, Dr. Joanne Weidhaas, will discuss the relationship between DNA and cancer.
