What are common indications for ordering NGS of peripheral blood?

Topics: Hematologic Malignancies • Pediatric Oncology • Medical Oncology • Myelodysplastic Syndromes • Hematology

Would a negative NGS eliminate the possibility of MDS?

Is bone marrow biopsy indicated in a patient with pancytopenia with a negative NGS panel?

Answer from: at Academic Institution

I am delighted that someone posed this question because, in my experience as a consultant hematologist, it appears that advances in DNA sequencing technology have outstripped the knowledge base of many practitioners. This is not due to lack of interest or due diligence on their part, but rather beca...

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Medical Oncologist at Wentworth Douglass Hospital
@Jerry Spivak - Thank you for the detailed explana...

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