Publications by authors named "Sierra Green"

Purpose: Current clinical guidelines for genetic testing for Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) have many limitations, primarily the criteria don't consider detailed personal and family history information and may miss many individuals with LFS. A personalized risk assessment tool, LFSPRO, was created to estimate a proband's risk for LFS based on personal and family history information. The purpose of this study is to compare LFSPRO to existing clinical criteria to determine if LFSPRO can outperform these tools.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study investigates how to improve the use of risk prediction models in clinical settings by utilizing real, incomplete data collected during patient consultations, rather than relying on perfectly curated research cohorts.
  • - Researchers analyzed data from 3,297 individuals evaluated for Li-Fraumeni syndrome at MD Anderson Cancer Center and used a software called LFSPRO to make predictions about genetic risks and cancer onset.
  • - Results showed that the risk prediction models performed well, with AUC values of 0.78 for identifying mutations and between 0.70 and 0.83 for predicting various cancer types, indicating that using these models could enhance risk counseling by genetic counselors.
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Purpose: There exists a barrier between developing and disseminating risk prediction models in clinical settings. We hypothesize this barrier may be lifted by demonstrating the utility of these models using incomplete data that are collected in real clinical sessions, as compared to the commonly used research cohorts that are meticulously collected.

Patients And Methods: Genetic counselors (GCs) collect family history when patients (i.

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We conducted a study to highlight areas of risk with distal radius fixation to prevent occurrence of extensor tendon injury without compromising the security and stability of the fixation. Twelve cadaveric forearms were used. The volar locking plate was placed to best anatomical and radiologic fit on the distal radius of each arm.

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