Cancer Genomics Glossary

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FFPE FFPE

Intermediate Technical IVT

Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue samples commonly used for histopathological examination and molecular analysis.

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Intermediate Technical IVT

Targeted sequencing method that amplifies and sequences specific genomic regions of interest in cancer samples.

targeted amplicon sequencing hotspot sequencing

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Intermediate Technical IVT

Targeted next-generation sequencing of a predefined set of cancer-related genes using capture-based enrichment.

gene panel sequencing targeted panel sequencing

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Glossary terms, with category, difficulty and definition
Term	Category	Difficulty	Definition
amplicon sequencing IVT	Technical Term	Intermediate	Targeted sequencing method that amplifies and sequences specific genomic regions...
panel sequencing IVT	Technical Term	Intermediate	Targeted next-generation sequencing of a predefined set of cancer-related genes...

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advanced 35

professional 2