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Overview

Test order codeHelp: NGSNE

Test name

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Hereditary Cancer Screening - Nervous System & Endocrine Cancer Panel (44 Genes)

Purpose of the test

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This is a clinical test intended for Help: Diagnosis, Mutation Confirmation, Risk Assessment, Screening

Condition

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How to order

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Specimen source

Buccal swab
Peripheral (whole) blood

Methodology

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Molecular Genetics
XMutation scanning of select exons
Next-Generation (NGS)/Massively parallel sequencing (MPS)

Summary of what is tested

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Clinical utility

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Predictive risk information for patient and/or family members

Citations
  • A clinical guide to hereditary cancer panel testing: evaluation of gene-specific cancer associations and sensitivity of genetic testing criteria in a cohort of 165,000 high-risk patients. - PubMed ID: 31406321

Clinical validity

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