Molecular Testing
Hereditary Cancer Genetics(CGx)
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A test that helps identify people at increased risk for cancer due to hereditary factors
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Clinicians can assess personal cancer risk, review potential risk factors, provide recommendations about appropriate prevention
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Who Should Be Screened?
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A personal history of cancer at a young age
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One to two first or second degree relatives diagnosed with cancer before the age of 50
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Relatives diagnosed with ovarian cancer
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Relatives diagnosed with male breast cancer
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BiogeneGx
Pharmacogenetics (PGx)
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Pharmacogenetics testing test that tells you how your genes affect your body’s response to medications
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Specifically for pain, psychiatric disorders, and cardiovascular diseases
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Individuals should be tested if they have ever had a lack of symptom relief and adverse, unpleasant or intolerable response to their current medication
Parkinsons / Alzheimers / Dementia (PAD)
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​Genetic information will be help physicians making better treatment and management choices
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Patients will have better understanding of the disorder by genetic and psychosocial counseling
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Other potential benefits include research study enrollment and support programs for caregivers and patients
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More than 50% increased risk seen in close relative of individuals with confirmed pathogenic mutations
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Family screening can help in identifying genetic predisposition to start timely management