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MSK Study Suggests Germline Tests May Miss Mosaic Cancer Risk Mutations in Some Patients

Nov 18, 2020
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Andrea Anderson
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NEW YORK – A small subset of unselected cancer patients may carry risky germline variants in some, but not all, of their cells — cancer susceptibility mosaicism that may lead to missed pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants on available germline genetic tests, according to research presented Tuesday at the Association for Molecular Pathology virtual annual meeting.

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