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Performance of the McGill Interactive Pediatric OncoGenetic Guidelines for Identifying Cancer Predisposition Syndromes

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Prompt recognition of a child with a cancer predisposition syndrome (CPS) has implications for cancer management, surveillance, genetic counseling, and cascade testing of relatives. Diagnosis of CPS requires practitioner expertise, access to genetic testing, and test result interpretation. This diagnostic process is not accessible in all institutions worldwide, leading to missed CPS diagnoses. Advances in electronic health …

Authors

Goudie C; Witkowski L; Cullinan N; Reichman L; Schiller I; Tachdjian M; Armstrong L; Blood KA; Brossard J; Brunga L

Journal

JAMA Oncology, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp. 1806–1814

Publisher

American Medical Association (AMA)

Publication Date

December 1, 2021

DOI

10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.4536

ISSN

2374-2437