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Indeterminate result

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004271

A negative test result in an individual where a clearly deleterious mutation has not been found in any family members. The genetic risk status of such an individual must be interpreted in the context of his or her personal and family history. Also called inconclusive result and uninformative result.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004271
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsinconclusive result; uninformative result
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004271",
  "term": "Indeterminate result",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A negative test result in an individual where a clearly deleterious mutation has not been found in any family members. The genetic risk status of such an individual must be interpreted in the context of his or her personal and family history. Also called inconclusive result and uninformative result.",
  "synonyms": [
    "inconclusive result",
    "uninformative result"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/indeterminate-result/"
}

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