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.

15 Sep 2026

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Advanced Technical IVT

Computational process of identifying the relative contributions of different mutational processes to the overall mutatio...

signature decomposition mutational process analysis

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Advanced Technical IVT

A characteristic pattern of mutations that reflects specific mutagenic processes active during tumor development.

mutational signature mutation signature

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Glossary terms, with category, difficulty and definition
Term	Category	Difficulty	Definition
mutational signature deconvolution IVT	Technical Term	Advanced	Computational process of identifying the relative contributions of different mut...
tumor mutational signature IVT	Technical Term	Advanced	A characteristic pattern of mutations that reflects specific mutagenic processes...

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Total terms 100

IVT eligible 100

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intermediate 63

advanced 35

professional 2