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Addressing Disparities in Genetic Testing: Strategies for Improving Variant Classification Accuracy in Underrepresented Populations

  • Carrie Horton, MS, CGC
  • April 29, 2024

Genetic testing has emerged as a powerful tool in personalized medicine, offering insights into individual health risks, disease predispositions, and treatment options. However, its effectiveness relies on the accuracy of the results. We know that individuals from non-White populations receive less informative genetic testing results compared to …

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Transforming Fear into Action and Advocacy: Our Family’s Lynch Syndrome Story

  • Noelle Carbognin
  • March 22, 2024

It has been almost 3 years since my father was offered genetic testing after developing three different types of cancers. He also had an alarming family history – multiple relatives with cancer, going back generations. After he received a positive result for Lynch Syndrome, putting him at an increased risk for colon cancer and other types of …

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