Friday, July 6, 2018

July 11, 2018 Hereditary vs Somatic Mutations


The topic of the #gyncsm community's second ever chat was Genetics and Personalized Medicine. Since that day in October 2013 we have learned much more about the mutations associated with gynecologic cancer. This month we will be discussing Hereditary vs Somatic Mutations.

If you want to know...
  • The differences between hereditary and somatic mutations
  • The gene mutations associated with hereditary gynecologic cancers
  • What testing is needed to find hereditary mutations
  • What somatic mutations are prevalent in gynecologic cancers
  • How knowing you have these mutations can impact your healthcare decisions
  • What role genetics counselors play in understanding test results
...then be sure to join us on Wednesday July 11, 2018 at 9pm ET. 

The CDC has a wealth of information on genes and genetics at https://www.genome.gov/education/ or check out this Fact Sheet from the NIH  https://www.genome.gov/pages/health/patientspublicinfo/genetictestingfactsheet.pdf

We look forward to having you join us on the 11th. 

Dee
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