Erschienen in:
01.06.2015 | Risk, Prevention, and Screening (TA Patel, Section Editor)
Multiple-Gene Panels and the Future of Genetic Testing
verfasst von:
Allison W. Kurian, James M. Ford
Erschienen in:
Current Breast Cancer Reports
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Ausgabe 2/2015
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Abstract
Clinical cancer risk assessment is advancing from a past of single-gene testing toward a future of whole-genome sequencing. Cancer-focused panels of 6 to >100 genes have recently emerged into oncology practice, approximately doubling the number of patients for whom a genetic diagnosis can be made. Areas of uncertainty include the degree of cancer risk associated with mutations in specific genes on multiple-gene panels, and the optimal use of cancer risk-reducing interventions based on panel testing results. Clinician expertise is required for appropriate selection and interpretation of multiple-gene panels, and well-designed clinical trials will be essential to realize the full potential of new sequencing technologies.