Sat, 01 Jun | Workshop17 Watershed
Cancer Genetics Workshop - Module 1
Registration is Closed
Time & Location
01 Jun 2019, 09:00 – 13:00
Workshop17 Watershed, Watershed, 17 Dock Rd, V & A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa
About the Event
Course objectives: Module 1
Familial cancer syndromes:
- Germline pathogenic variants and cancer risk
- Knudson 2 hit hypothesis
- Somatic vs germline testing
Relevant family history taking and red flags
Referral guidelines /risk assessment tool
Testing strategy in the context of the family
Genetic Counselling process:
- Diagnosis confirmed: Risk estimation
- Predictive testing
Ethics in Genetics 1:
Informed consent, autonomy, discrimination, confidentiality
Incidental findings
Choosing a genetic test:
- Founder mutations
- Comprehensive BRCA1 and BRCA2
- Multiple gene panels
- Targeted testing vs panels
- WES, WGS (research vs diagnostic: clinical utility)
- Invitae website navigation
Registration is Closed