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Breast cancer: More pathogenic variants detected as multiple-gene sequencing takes over


 

FROM JAMA ONCOLOGY


In previous experience with BRCA1/2 testing, extensive VUS reclassification occurred after broader testing within the population over 2 decades.

“It is a crucial priority to resolve persistent racial/ethnic disparities in genetic information, particularly as increasingly comprehensive sequencing tests enter clinical practice,” the investigators wrote.

Dr. Kurian reported that Stanford University received research funding from Myriad Genetics for an unrelated project. No other conflicts of interest were reported.

SOURCE: Kurian AW et al. JAMA Oncol. 2018 May 10. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.0644.

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