Genetic tests for breast cancer risk often look for DNA flaws that haven’t been reliably linked to the disease, a new report found, casting doubt on diagnostics that examine dozens of genes to calculate a patient’s susceptibility. Heidi Rehm, associate professor of pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is mentioned.
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