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Indeterminant cystic lesion in the pancreas....where to go from here

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Nov 21, 2023 | Replies (10)

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I didn’t see a germline panel for the Invitae- which test is for the pancreas?

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markymarkfl | @markymarkfl | Nov 20, 2023

There's not a "germline" test specific to pancreatic cancer, as far as I know.

The germline tests just look at multiple genes you inherited from your parents, and report which mutations you have (if any).

The Invitae 70-gene Multi-Cancer panel tests for mutations in 70 of the genes most commonly associated with cancer in general, including mutations common to pancreatic cancer (BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, ATM and others I'm not as familiar with).

There are other tests and providers as well, but this is the one I had two years ago:
https://www.invitae.com/en/providers/test-catalog/oncology