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Bookmark or Share- Indications for germline testing in cancer patientsIndications for germline testing in cancer patients. Knowing when a genomic variant identified on a genomic tumor test is in the germline can impact a cancer patient’s treatment options and risk for future cancers as well as risk for relatives to develop cancer.
- MyRisk® Germline Test for Cancer Treatment | Myriad GeneticsGermline testing can help guide treatment for your patient. Gain clarity beyond tumor testing. Somatic testing alone can have some limitations including unknown variants, limited tumor tissue, and missed large rearrangements.
- Broad-based testing increases detection of inherited germline variants ...Dec. 18, 2020. Mayo Clinic researchers studying germline genetic alterations among patients with solid tumor cancer found that universal multigene panel testing was associated with increased detection of heritable variants over the predicted yield of targeted testing based on guidelines.
- Germline Testing in Patients With Breast Cancer: ASCO–Society of ...Germline Testing in Patients with Breast Cancer: ASCO-SSO Guideline. Guideline Question. Which patients with breast cancer should have germline genetic testing for pathogenic variants in cancer susceptibility genes? Target Population. Patients with breast cancer and their families. Target Audience.
- Few People with Cancer Undergo Germline Testing - NCIOnly a small percentage of people diagnosed with cancer undergo a type of genetic testing, called germline testing, that is highly recommended for those diagnosed with certain cancers. That is the latest finding from an ongoing NCI-funded study.
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