Collaborator: Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
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Concurrent DNA and RNA genetic testing identifies more patients with Lynch Syndrome than DNA testing alone
* Concurrent RNA and DNA genetic testing increases the clinical impact of Lynch syndrome testing. * In this pilot study, RNA sequencing contributed to a 14% relative increase in diagnostic yield for Lynch syndrome overall; this increase was even higher among families with 3 or more individuals with Lynch spectrum cancers. * RNA sequencing also…