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Current Approaches to Germline Cancer Genetic Testing.
Annual review of medicine - 27 Jan 2020
Stoffel Elena M, Carethers John M
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of genetic predisposition to cancer is greater than initially appreciated, yet most affected individuals remain undiagnosed. Deleterious germline variants in cancer predisposition genes are implicated in 1 in 10 cases of advanced cancer. Next-generation sequencing technologies have made germline and tumor DNA sequencing more accessible and less expensive. Expanded access to clinical genetic testing...
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