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Should we be using comprehensive panels when testing for hereditary cancer syndromes?

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Medical Oncology · Indiana University School of Medicine

I think the days of single gene testing are limited. Certainly if a deleterious gene has already been identified, family members only need to be tested for that mutation. In rare circumstances when there is a large family with a substantial cancer history that perfectly replicates a known syndrome, ...

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