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SYMPOSIA

Symposia

Innovations in genetic testing to address healthcare disparities and improve outcomes

  • Review existing challenges to providing equitable care in genetic risk assessment
  • Learn how new research and technological innovations are making hereditary cancer testing and prenatal genetic screening more equitable across ancestries

Resources

Gwen Turner

Gwen Turner, MS

Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Engagement | Myriad Genetics

Jennifer Klemp

Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH, MA

Professor & Director, Cancer Survivorship | University of Kansas Medical Center

Leighann Dacanay

Leighann Dacanay, MS, LCGC

Prenatal Genetic Counselor | Northwestern Medicine


allele-specific RNA analysis in hereditary cancer

The power of allele-specific RNA analysis in hereditary cancer

  • Describe two techniques for RNA analysis in hereditary cancer testing
  • Name the main utility of RNA analysis in hereditary cancer testing

Date: September 26, 2021

Time: 8:00-8:45 a.m. CT

TJ Slavin

TJ Slavin, MD, FACMG, DABMD

Chief Medical Officer | Myriad Genetics

Paola Nix, PhD

Paola Nix, PhD

RNA Lab Director | Myriad Genetics

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

Can expanded carrier screening shorten the diagnostic odyssey in those with genetic disease?

Presenter: Maysen Mesaros, MS, CGC | Certified Genetic Counselor, Division of Neuroscience, MUSC Health

Date: September 23, 2021

Time: 8:15–9:00 a.m. CT

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A noninvasive prenatal screen that achieves 4% fetal fraction in >99.9% of patients

Presenter: Rotem Ben-Shachar, PhD | Senior Director, Computational Science and Data Management, Clinical Development | Myriad Genetics, Inc.

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TESTS

Help patients get ahead of cancer with our hereditary cancer test. View MyRisk® gene panel table.

Identify couples at risk to pass down serious, prevalent, clinically-actionable inherited conditions.

Get reliable results the first time with noninvasive prenatal screening.

GIVING BACK

Myriad Genetics is committed to expanding health equity and supporting patients, healthcare providers, and genetic counselors.

Learn more about:

  • MyRisk™ re-testing at no cost for qualifying patients across ancestries
  • Social responsibility programs, including financial assistance for patients in need
  • Support for, and creation of, genetic counseling programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities – see news below

NEWS

ABOUT MYRIAD GENETICS

Our mission and purpose at Myriad Genetics is to advance health and well-being for all, empowering every individual by revealing the answers inside each of us. It is more relevant than ever, and we are committed to fulfilling it – working together to uncover new opportunities, make health more precise and personal, and push the frontiers of what’s possible.

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