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Cascade genetic testing: an underutilized pathway to equitable cancer care?
Familial cancer - 1 Jun 2024
Wilke Roni Nitecki, Bednar Erica M, Pirzadeh-Miller Sara, Lahiri Sayoni, Scarinci Isabel C, Leath Iii Charles A, Frey Melissa K, Lu Karen H, Rauh-Hain J Alejandro
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The Precision Medicine Initiative was launched upon the potential of genomic information to tailor medical care. Cascade genetic testing represents a powerful application of precision medicine and involves the process of familial diffusion or the "cascade" of genomic risk information. When an individual (proband) is found to carry a cancer-associated germline pathogenic mutation, the information should be...
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