Single Site COLARIS®
POSITIVE FOR A DELETERIOUS MUTATION
 A positive for a deleterious mutation Single Site test result means that
the known familial
deleterious mutation was found in either the MLH1, MSH2 or MSH6 gene, indicating an increased risk for cancers associated with the hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). If your patient has already been diagnosed with cancer, a positive for a deleterious mutation result indicates an increased risk for second primary cancers. Click here to a view a list of published estimates of cancer risks for HNPCC mutation carriers.
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COLARIS® Positive for a Deleterious Mutation or Suspected Deleterious
A positive for a deleterious mutation result allows you to personalize your patient's medical management and enables other family members to determine whether they have also inherited the same cancer-susceptibility mutation. The approach to managing this result is the same as the approach to a positive for a deleterious mutation result detected on Comprehensive COLARIS® or MSH6 Analysis. Click here for information on a positive for a deleterious mutation result.
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