Collaborator: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Beyond familial adenomatous polyposis: using genotype-phenotype correlations to discern germline versus somatic status for APC whole gene deletions among 860,000 tests
Presenting Author: Katherine L. Belshe, MS, CGC from the University of Kansas Take home points: APC whole-gene deletions are incidentally identified in pan-cancer-panel-tested individuals but are most often reported as mosaic. Mosaic APC whole-gene deletions were older than heterozygous individuals and had a cancer history that was distinct from FAP. Breakpoint analysis revealed that the…