A recent study showed that among men at highest risk for prostate cancer based on Polygenic Risk Score (PRS), more were found to have clinically significant disease (i.e., Gleason 7 or higher) than would have been found with PSA or MRI. In nearly 6,400 men who had PRS calculated:➡️ 745 (11.7%) had PRS in 90th …
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Below you may watch a featured video from the April 2022 Genetics Case Conference focused on polygenic risk scores with guest expert Marc Tischkowitz, MD, PhD.
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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) released new guidelines on September 8th, 2020, which included updates to genetic testing choices and considerations as follows: Choice of multi-gene panel may be guided by genes included, analyses offered, and financial assistance programs available for family testing Significant limitations in interpretations of polygenic risk scores: NOT recommended for …
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