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The Detroit Jewish News, 2003-06-13

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THE HERITAGE

of S OUTHFIELD

Life is full of choices.

practical applications of the research.
As a result, many of the programs put
in place by Dr. Tainsky are a mixture
of community outreach, laboratory
research and clinical diagnostics
research.
"About 10 years ago, a good friend
of mine was dealing with his son who
had Gaucher disease, an inherited,
enzyme deficiency disorder affecting
Jewish populations of East European
ancestry," explains Dr. Tainsky. "The
treatment, including using an enzyme
that was genetically engineered, cost
tens of thousands of dollars.
"It occurred to me that parts of the
Jewish population were at high risk for
several other genetic diseases and their
medical expenses for treatment must
also be severe. It was around that time
that I decided that, should the oppor-
tunity present itself, I would direct my
research to helping my fellow Jews.
"When I was able to focus my
thinking on screening for ovarian can-
cer, I developed a way to protect high-
risk women with a reasonable test
which will be adaptable to a standard
hospital system so that it can be
implemented at low cost."
Dr. Tainsky found ovarian cancer to
be particularly frustrating because
there was no accurate method for early
detection for women who found they
were at high risk due to BRCA1 or
BRCA2 gene mutations.
"It took me over a year to just think
and Work out a concept for early
screening," says Dr. Tainsky.
"Fortunately, we were able to obtain
the seed money for this research
through the Gail Purtan Ovarian
Cancer Research Fund. That money
paved the way for our original research
so that we could apply for and receive
large grants for the research project.
"The beauty of this particular . con-
cept is that it may have the possibility
for early screening of other cancers."

Women who would like to donate
a blood sample for the research may
call the Sinai Guild,
(248) 538-6501.

To contribute to the Purtan
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund,
call (248) 546-9600.

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