Universal Panel Testing of Pancreatic Cancer Cases for Cancer Predisposition
Genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) susceptibility have been shown to play a role in pancreatic cancer susceptibility.
Germline genetic testing of pancreatic cancer cases could be beneficial for at-risk relatives with pathogenic variants in established HBOC and CRC genes, but it is unclear what proportion of pancreatic cancer cases harbor pathogenic variants in these genes. Read more . . .