Pruebas genéticas de la línea germinal después del diagnóstico de cáncer

Allison W Kurian1,2, Paul Abrahamse3, Allison Furgal3,4

  • 1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

JAMA
|June 5, 2023
PubMed
Resumen

Se recomienda la prueba genética de la línea germinal para pacientes con cáncer, pero solo el 6,8% la recibió entre 2013 y 2019. Las tasas de prueba fueron más bajas para los pacientes asiáticos, negros e hispanos en comparación con los pacientes blancos no hispanos.

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