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Overview

Test order codeHelp: CGL

Test name

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ColoGene Lynch

Purpose of the test

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This is a clinical test intended for Help: Risk Assessment

Condition

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How to order

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Specimen source

Saliva

Methodology

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Molecular Genetics
CSequence analysis of the entire coding region
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)
  • Illumina MiniSeq
  • None/not applicable

Summary of what is tested

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Clinical utility

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Clinical validity

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Suggested reading

Practice guidelines

  • NCCN, 2023
    NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) Colon Cancer, 2023
  • NICE, 2021
    UK NICE Guideline NG151, Colorectal cancer, 2021
  • NICE, 2020
    UK NICE Diagnostics Guidance DG42, Testing strategies for Lynch syndrome in people with endometrial cancer, 2020
  • SGO, 2014
    Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Clinical Practice Statement: Screening for Lynch Syndrome in Endometrial Cancer
  • ACMG ACT, 2012
    American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Family History ACT Sheet, Colon Cancer (Asymptomatic), 2012

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