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In particular, Black veterans seen through an on-site program at a Philadelphia VA medical center were nearly five times more likely to get tested than through a telemedicine consult.
Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Patient Insists on Unnecessary Von Hippel-Lindau Testing
A patient with various health concerns insists on VHL genetic testing after a doctor suggests her symptoms seem to fit those caused by the inherited condition.
Vigil Neuroscience Launches No-Cost Genetic Counseling, Testing Program for Rare Neurologic Disorder
The firm is partnering with InformedDNA and PreventionGenetics to improve diagnosis of adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia.
An analysis of whole-exome sequencing results presented at AACR suggests many people with hereditary cancer risk variants don't fall under current NCCN guidelines.
Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Karyotype, Germline Clues in Somatic Dx Lost in Translation
Somatic testing of patient with hematologic malignancy leads to discovery of critical chromosomal and germline findings that she didn't know about.