hereditary cancer
Myriad Genetics Q1 Product Revenues Increase 3 Percent
The company reported revenues of $164.9 million, all of which came from its molecular testing business, beating analysts' consensus expectation.
Phenome-Wide Association Study Links Hereditary Cancer Genes to Additional Phenotypes
The researchers uncovered 19 new gene-phenotype associations, both with links to other malignant conditions, but also with nonmalignant ones.
Early Cancer Detection in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Patients Enabled by Liquid Biopsy Test
Integrated analysis of cell-free DNA appears to help predict the development of cancer in individuals with the hereditary cancer susceptibility condition.
Cancer Risk Variants Found in Significant Subset of Sarcoma Patient Germlines
A retrospective analysis of multi-gene panel tests for more than 300 adult sarcoma patients unearthed pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in cancer genes in 16 percent of cases.
Ambry Genetics Data Suggests RNA-seq Can Boost Variant Interpretation in Understudied Ethnic Groups
A retrospective analysis suggested that variant classification can be improved in non-white individuals by incorporating paired RNA sequence data.