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Posted On Nov 06, 2024

Mutation Testing Techniques

Pet Cancer Summit
Mutation Testing Techniques

This question was asked during Session 2 of the Pet Cancer Summit:

Question: Are the studies (you discussed) using rt-PCR?

Answer (provided by Doug Thamm, VMD, DACVIM (Oncology)):

The mutation tests are done either using PCR or using what’s called “next generation sequencing.”