2015 AACC

Circulating DNA Diagnostics for Prenatal, Cancer and Autoimmune Disease Assessments-32209 (Room Georgia World Congress Center - B313 A/B)

27 Jul 15
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Cancer, Genomics, Immunology, Molecular Diagnostics, Personalized Medicine

Speaker(s): Glenn Palomaki, Women & Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Rossa Chiu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Dana Tsui, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge

After this session, participants will be able to: 1) describe the technology and protocols used for circulating DNA analysis; 2) interpret noninvasive prenatal tests and recognize unusual results; 3) explain the potential utility of circulating DNA testing for cancer management; and 4) describe the potential for use of circulating DNA analysis to assess autoimmune diseases.