Single Site MELARIS®
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 the p16 gene indicating an increased risk for cancers associated with hereditary melanoma. 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 view a list of published estimates of cancer risks for p16 mutation carriers.
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MELARIS® 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 also inherited the 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 MELARIS®. Click here for information on a positive for a deleterious mutation result.
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