Article
A classification system for clinical relevance of somatic variants identified in molecular profiling of cancer.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Feb 2016
Sukhai Mahadeo A, Craddock Kenneth J, Thomas Mariam, Hansen Aaron R, Zhang Tong, Siu Lillian, Bedard Philippe, Stockley Tracy L, Kamel-Reid Suzanne
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Interpretation systems for clinical laboratory reporting of genetic variants for inherited conditions have been widely published. By contrast, there are no existing systems for interpretation and classification of somatic variants found from molecular testing of cancer. METHODS: We designed an assessment protocol and classification system for somatic variants identified through next-generation sequencing...
Topics
- Breast Neoplasms
- Cohort Studies
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Genetic Techniques
- Genetic Testing
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Neoplasms
- Pilot Projects
