Oncology Informatics Glossary
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COSMIC COSMIC
The Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer, a comprehensive database of cancer-associated genetic variants.
tumor sequencing workflow
The systematic process of collecting, processing, analyzing, and reporting genomic data from cancer specimens to identif...
variant annotation
The process of adding biological and clinical context to genetic variants identified through sequencing, including infor...
variant curation platform
Software system that facilitates expert review and clinical interpretation of genetic variants identified in cancer geno...
variant of uncertain significance
A genetic alteration whose impact on protein function and clinical significance cannot be definitively determined.