Article
The evolution of cancer risk assessment in the era of next generation sequencing.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Aug 2014
Fecteau Heather, Vogel Kristen J, Hanson Kristen, Morrill-Cornelius Shannon
Abstract excerpt
Cancer genetics professionals face a new opportunity and challenge in adapting to the availability of cancer genetic testing panels, now available as a result of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology. While cancer panels have been available for over a year, we believe that there is not yet enough data to create practice guidelines. Despite this, a year of experience allows us to provide our opinion on...
Topics
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Humans
- Informed Consent
- Neoplasms
- Risk Assessment
- Sequence Analysis
