Genetic Testing

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fewer than one in 20 patients with kidney cancer who meet guidelines for genetic evaluation received genetic counseling, according to findings presented at International Kidney Cancer Symposium: North America.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A digital risk assessment tool and genetic testing program can be helpful in identifying patients with high-risk cancer susceptibility syndromes, according to a presenter at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

A new set of evidence-based guidelines for ALS genetic testing are focused on improving knowledge among all stakeholders, according to a report in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.

Advances in genetic testing have created unprecedented opportunities for cancer survivors and their relatives to learn about individual or familial cancer risks.

PHILADELPHIA — A genetic risk test for patients with multiple sclerosis can identify drugs that may lead to development of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, per data presented at the American Neurological Association annual meeting.

Identification of inherited genetic mutations that elevate cancer risk and may be susceptible to targeted therapies has transformed oncology care.

A nurse-led cancer genetics program embedded within an oncology clinic appeared associated with a significant increase in genetic testing rates vs. a telegenetics service among Black veterans, according to a study in JCO Oncology Practice.

Population genomic screening for Lynch syndrome, familial hypercholesterolemia and hereditary breast and ovarian cancer may be cost-effective for adults aged younger than 40 years if the cost is “relatively low,” researchers reported.

It remains unclear whether continuous glucose monitoring benefits people without diabetes, researchers reported.

Genetic testing can be used to confirm a congenital hypothyroidism diagnosis for children, according to findings published in the European Thyroid Journal.