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Invitae to Provide Genetic Testing Within eMERGE Population Screening Study
As a new clinical affiliate, Invitae will test up to 25,000 patients in a study exploring the role of genetics in cancer, heart disease, and other conditions.
Intermountain Gets National Stage, Myriad Adds Tumor Profiling Panel With Combined Test Offering
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Although the logistics still need to be worked out, the partners hope to streamline oncologists' experience ordering tests that can inform patient care.
Cancer Heritability Gene Set Expanded With Common Variant Analysis
Using a gene-level heritability analysis approach, investigators came up with a collection of genes that come together to influence the risk for more than a dozen cancer types.
German Medical Center to Report Polygenic Risk Scores as Part of Clinical Whole-Genome Testing
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Under the Ge-Med project, University Hospital Tübingen will offer diagnostic whole-genome sequencing for all genetic indications and will include PRS in its reporting.
Breast Cancer Risk Gene Associations Refined in Large-Scale Studies
Two new studies revealed the prevalence of pathogenic variants in breast cancer-related genes, while highlighting genes that may be most informative in the clinic.