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At the AA&MDS conference in Miami last month Dr. Cogle was talking about gene testing. I asked him if that was the same as Cytogenetic testing. He said no, the cytogenetic testing is pretty much standard of care but it looks for chromosome changes - like deletions, translocations, etc. He said the genetic testing is becoming popular but it is not standard of care yet. He said they do it at the University of Florida - Gainesville where he practices. I asked my doctor at the Veteran's Administration in Gainesville (who is also a doctor at the University of Florida) and she said the VA would not pay for it. I believe the tests for TET2, DNMT3A, TP53 etc are for specific genes that would be on the chromosomes.


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