Genomic Analysis
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What is a genomic analysis?
Genomic analysis involves identifying, comparing, or measuring features of the body’s complete set of DNA, consisting of over three billion DNA pairs, found in every cell with a nucleus.
What is it used for?
Overall, this advanced testing method will illustrate a predisposition to certain diseases, such as specific gastrointestinal cancers (e.g., pancreatic, colon, etc.), in individuals with a family history.
Genomic analysis can help identify the DNA alterations that drive the growth of a specific tumor. This can aid in determining the cause and in developing specific treatment plans based on the unique results of individual patients.
How is this information beneficial to patients?
Genomic analysis may guide treatment (genomic-guided therapy) for individuals by enhancing our understanding of cancer and its development at a molecular level. This includes how cancerous cells communicate and may even benefit those in the advanced stages of cancer.
Furthermore, the invaluable information derived from a general genomic analysis may also serve as a tool for other potentially at-risk family members.
