Search Results - "Schofield, Lyn"
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The rare and undiagnosed diseases diagnostic service - application of massively parallel sequencing in a state-wide clinical service
Published in Orphanet journal of rare diseases (11-06-2016)“…The Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases Diagnostic Service (RUDDS) refers to a genomic diagnostic platform operating within the Western Australian Government…”
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Initiating an undiagnosed diseases program in the Western Australian public health system
Published in Orphanet journal of rare diseases (03-05-2017)“…New approaches are required to address the needs of complex undiagnosed diseases patients. These approaches include clinical genomic diagnostic pipelines,…”
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Population‐based screening for Lynch syndrome in Western Australia
Published in International journal of cancer (01-09-2014)“…We showed earlier that routine screening for microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of mismatch repair (MMR) protein expression in colorectal cancer (CRC)…”
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Heterogeneous Staining for Mismatch Repair Proteins during Population-Based Prescreening for Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Published in The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD (01-09-2007)“…The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of microsatellite instability (MSI+ ) in tumors from a population-based series of young colorectal cancer…”
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Germ Line Mutations of Mismatch Repair Genes in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Patients with Small Bowel Cancer: International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours Collaborative Study
Published in Clinical cancer research (01-06-2006)“…Purpose: The aim of study was to determine the clinical characteristics and mutational profiles of the mismatch repair genes in hereditary nonpolyposis…”
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Opinions and experiences of recontacting patients: a survey of Australasian genetic health professionals
Published in Journal of community genetics (01-04-2022)“…The issue of recontacting past genetics patients is increasingly relevant, particularly with the introduction of next-generation sequencing. Improved testing…”
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Point Mutations in Exon 1B of APC Reveal Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Proximal Polyposis of the Stomach as a Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Variant
Published in American journal of human genetics (05-05-2016)“…Gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach (GAPPS) is an autosomal-dominant cancer-predisposition syndrome with a significant risk of…”
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A Retrospective Exploration of the Impact of the ‘Angelina Jolie Effect’ on the Single State-Wide Familial Cancer Program in Perth, Western Australia
Published in Journal of genetic counseling (01-02-2017)“…Global media has the power to influence the ways the public engage with health services. On May 14th 2013, Angelina Jolie published an article in the New York…”
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Investigating barriers to genetic counseling and germline mutation testing in women with suspected hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome and Lynch syndrome
Published in Patient education and counseling (01-05-2018)“…•A qualitative study of why gynecologic cancer patients decline genetic testing.•Themes identified included lack of importance and level of information…”
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A germline MTOR mutation in Aboriginal Australian siblings with intellectual disability, dysmorphism, macrocephaly, and small thoraces
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-07-2015)“…We report on three Aboriginal Australian siblings with a unique phenotype which overlaps with known megalencephaly syndromes and RASopathies, including…”
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Uptake of testing for germline BRCA mutations in patients with non-mucinous epithelial ovarian cancers in Western Australia: a comparison of different genetic counseling methods
Published in International journal of gynecological cancer (01-07-2019)“…Patients with non-mucinous epithelial tubo-ovarian cancers should be referred for genetic testing because approximately 15% will carry an inherited mutation in…”
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Impact of Clinical Genetics Attendance at a Gynecologic Oncology Tumor Board on Referrals for Genetic Counseling and BRCA Mutation Testing
Published in International journal of gynecological cancer (01-06-2016)“…The objectives of this work were to determine the proportion of eligible patients with ovarian cancer discussed at a gynecologic oncology tumor board who were…”
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Incidence of germline BRCA1/2 mutations in women with tubo-ovarian high-grade serous carcinomas with and without serous tubal intra-epithelial carcinomas
Published in International journal of gynecological cancer (01-01-2020)“…To compare the germline and mutation ( ) status in women with high-grade serous tubo-ovarian and primary peritoneal carcinoma with and without serous tubal…”
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Lynch syndrome associated endometrial carcinomas in Western Australia: an analysis of universal screening by mismatch repair protein immunohistochemistry
Published in International journal of gynecological cancer (01-06-2021)“…In 2016 universal screening with mismatch repair protein immunohistochemistry in all newly diagnosed endometrial carcinomas was introduced in Western…”
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Population‐based detection of Lynch syndrome in young colorectal cancer patients using microsatellite instability as the initial test
Published in International journal of cancer (01-03-2009)“…Approximately 1–2% of colorectal cancers (CRC) arise because of germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes, referred to as Lynch syndrome. These tumours…”
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A state-wide population-based program for detection of lynch syndrome based upon immunohistochemical and molecular testing of colorectal tumours
Published in Familial cancer (01-03-2012)“…We have previously established in a large retrospective study that testing for microsatellite instability (MSI) in colorectal cancer (CRC) from patients aged…”
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Improved Diagnosis and Care for Rare Diseases through Implementation of Precision Public Health Framework
Published in Advances in experimental medicine and biology (2017)“…Public health relies on technologies to produce and analyse data, as well as effectively develop and implement policies and practices. An example is the public…”
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Craniometaphyseal dysplasia and chondrocalcinosis cosegregating in a family with an ANKH mutation
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Enabling Global Clinical Collaborations on Identifiable Patient Data: The Minerva Initiative
Published in Frontiers in genetics (29-07-2019)“…The clinical utility of computational phenotyping for both genetic and rare diseases is increasingly appreciated; however, its true potential is yet to be…”
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3-Dimensional Facial Analysis-Facing Precision Public Health
Published in Frontiers in public health (10-04-2017)“…Precision public health is a new field driven by technological advances that enable more precise descriptions and analyses of individuals and population…”
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