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Germline Findings in Tumor-Only Sequencing: Points to Consider for Clinicians and Laboratories.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 1 Apr 2016
Raymond Victoria M, Gray Stacy W, Roychowdhury Sameek, Joffe Steve, Chinnaiyan Arul M, Parsons D Williams, Plon Sharon E
Abstract excerpt
Precision oncology holds great potential to improve patient therapies and outcomes. Tumor sequencing is rapidly moving into clinical care as our understanding of the cancer genome and the availability of targeted therapies increase. Analysis of the cancer genome is most informative when paired with germline genomic DNA to delineate inherited and somatic variants. Although tumor-only analysis remains the most...
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