Article
Increased yield of actionable mutations using multi-gene panels to assess hereditary cancer susceptibility in an ethnically diverse clinical cohort.
Cancer genetics - 1 Apr 2016
Ricker Charité, Culver Julie O, Lowstuter Katrina, Sturgeon Duveen, Sturgeon Julia D, Chanock Christopher R, Gauderman William J, McDonnell Kevin J, Idos Gregory E, Gruber Stephen B
Abstract excerpt
This study aims to assess multi-gene panel testing in an ethnically diverse clinical cancer genetics practice. We conducted a retrospective study of individuals with a personal or family history of cancer undergoing clinically indicated multi-gene panel tests of 6-110 genes, from six commercial laboratories. The 475 patients in the study included 228 Hispanics (47.6%), 166 non-Hispanic Whites (35.4%), 55 Asians...
Topics
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Neoplasms
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Assessment
