Application Detail
Description of Medical Service
Genetic testing should be considered in patients with a personal history of colorectal or endometrial cancer with potential hereditary genetic risk of >10% as assessed by their treating specialist. This would include: CRC with evidence of mismatch repair deficiency (MMR) and/or clinical evidence of a possible familial polyposis syndrome; and cascade testing of family members of patients identified with clinically actionable pathogenic mutations on the request of a medical specialist or clinical geneticist.The proposed genes for testing are as follows: APC, SMAD4, BMPR1A, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, STK11, GREM1, MUTYH, EPCAM* [*deletions associated with epigenic silencing of MSH2]Description of Medical Condition
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS), Lynch syndrome (formerly known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)), Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS), hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome (HMPS) and autosomal recessive colorectal adenomatous polyposis (MUTYH-associated polyposis or MAP) are all inheritable syndromes predisposing to colorectal and other epithelial cancers.Reason for Application
New MBS itemMedical Service Type
InvestigativePrevious Application Number
Not ApplicableAssociated Documentation
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