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My Result Is Negative

What Does My Result Mean?

As a starting point for an important conversation with your doctor, click on the name of the test you were given to learn more about your results:

• My test was Comprehensive BRACAnalysis^®
• My test was Single Site BRACAnalysis^®
• My test was Multisite 3 BRACAnalysis^®

Comprehensive BRACAnalysis^®

Comprehensive BRACAnalysis^® tests for mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome. Choose your test result below:

• My result is No Mutation Detected
• My result is Genetic Variant, Favor Polymorphism

Single Site BRACAnalysis^®

When a gene mutation has been previously identified in another family member, this test will examine a small portion of the DNA for that specific mutation.

• My result is No Mutation Detected

Multisite 3 BRACAnalysis^®

Multisite 3 BRACAnalysis^® tests for the three most common mutations found in people of Ashkenazi, or Eastern European Jewish, ancestry.

• My result is No Mutation Detected

"For those who do test positive for the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, surveillance (mammography and clinical breast exams) can help detect the disease at an early stage."

- The National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health

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