Working Group: Topics Identified
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Disorder/Effect |
Test to be Assessed* |
Clinical Scenario
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Target Population |
Intended Use |
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Acne
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G6PD
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Individuals prior to treatment for acne
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Treatment with dapsone
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Acute Cellular Rejection (ACR)
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Gene Expression
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Heart Transplant Patients
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Risk Assessment for low/moderate ACR
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
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TPMT
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Individuals prior to treatment for ALL
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Treatment with 6-mercaptopurine
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
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FLT3
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Individuals prior to treatment for AML
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Treatment with standard chemotherapeutic agents or tyrosine kinase inhibitor drugs
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Adenocarcinoma or Mesothelioma
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microRNA Detection
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Individuals with symptoms of Adenocarcinoma or Mesothelioma
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Diagnosis of Adenocarcinoma or Mesothelioma
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Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
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Multigene Panel
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Individuals diagnosed with AIS
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Prognosis and management
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Ageing
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telomere analysis
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General population
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Assessment of biological age
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Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
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ApoE
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1) Dementia patients; 2) Individuals with a family history of dementia; and 3) General population
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1) Diagnosis; 2) and 3) Predictive testing/ risk assessment
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Androgenetic Alopecia
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variations of the androgen receptor (AR) gene
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General adult population
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Likelihood of developing androgenetic alopecia
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Angina
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CYP2D6
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Individuals diagnosed with angina
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Treatment with Perhexiline
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Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
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Multigene Panel
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Individuals with clinical suspicion and family members
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Diagnosis, management and risk
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Asthma
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ADRB2
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Individuals treated for asthma
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Treatment with albuterol
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Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke
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Chromosome 4q25
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General Population
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Risk assessment
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Bipolar Disorder
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GRK3, CACNG2, NTRK2, SP4, HTTLPR, PDE11A, GNB3
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Individuals with clinical suspicion of Bipolar Disorder
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1) Diagnosis and 2) Treatment with antidepressants
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Bladder Cancer
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aneuploidy for chromosomes 3, 7, 17, and loss of the 9p21 locus
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Individuals with hematuria suspected of having bladder cancer
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1) Diagnosis of bladder cancer and 2) subsequent monitoring for tumor recurrence in patients previously diagnosed with bladder cancer
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Bladder Cancer
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MMP-9, MMP-2, ADAM12 and FGFR3
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General Population
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To identify a cohort of patients who do not have bladder cancer; but have symptoms
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Bladder Cancer
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gene expression
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Individuals at high risk of developing bladder cancer
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Diagnosis of bladder cancer
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Breast Cancer
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CYP2D6 polymorphisms
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Women with breast cancer
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Treatment with Tamoxifen therapy
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Breast Cancer
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PI3K oncogene
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Patients suffering from breast cancer
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Predictive for treatments
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Breast Cancer
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tumor cells that show epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) or stem cell-like metabolism
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Women with breast cancer
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1) Early determination of therapy failure and 2) the potential risk of resistance to a given therapeutic interve
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Breast Cancer
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HER-2/neu
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Individuals prior to treatment for BrCa
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Treatment with trastuzumab and progression/outcome prediction
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Breast Cancer
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BLN Assay
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Individuals diagnosed with breast cancer during surgery
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Diagnosis and management
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Breast Cancer
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BRCA1/2
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Individuals diagnosed with BrCa and their family members
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Management of individuals and early detection/prevention for family members
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Breast Cancer
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CYP2D6
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Individuals prior to treatment for BrCa
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Treatment with tamoxifen
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Breast Cancer
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SNP Markers
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General Population
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Predictive testing – risk assessment
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Breast Cancer (BrCa)
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Multigene panel
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General population of women
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Predictive testing/risk assessment
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Cancer
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genome-wide SNP array for copy number and loss of heterozygosity
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Persons with cancer
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Prognosis
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Cancer
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p53 gene mutations
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Individuals diagnosed with cancer
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Predictive for treatment
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Cancer
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PIK3CA mutations
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Persons with cancer
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1) Companion diagnostics alongside PIK3CA inhibitor drugs, and 2) possible aid in cancer screening and early detection
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Cancer
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DPYP, TYMS
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Individuals prior to treatment for various cancers
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Treatment with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)
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Cancer of unknown primary origin
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Multigene Expression Panel
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Individuals with metastatic cancer
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Diagnosis and Management
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Cancer of unknown primary origin
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