New Data Validates Myriad's myRisk Hereditary Breast Cancer Test, Enhanced With riskScore
Executive Summary
Results of a 1,617-patient trial, presented at the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on Dec. 6, show Myriad Genetics' riskScore test, which combines data from the traditional Tyrer-Cuzick model with 86 single nucleotide polymorphisms can predict the five-year and lifetime risk of breast cancer compared to the Tyrer-Cuzick model alone.
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