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The 17 pages that link to Variant of uncertain significance, each with the reason it gives.

• Genetic counselingBroader topic: This result illustrates why a test finding does not always provide a clear diagnosis.

• Genetic testingRelated: A test can find a variant without providing a clear diagnosis or risk estimate.

• DNA sequencingRelated: A sequence difference is not automatically evidence of disease or clinical risk.

• Genotype–phenotype correlationRelated: Uncertain correlations limit how confidently a variant can explain a patient's phenotype.

• Genetic variationRelated: Detecting a difference does not by itself establish its effect on health.

• Chromosomal microarrayRelated: Microarray may detect an imbalance whose clinical significance remains uncertain.

• Carrier screeningRelated: Screening may uncover uncertain variants that cannot reliably guide reproductive decisions.

• De novo mutationRelated: A variant can be confidently identified as new while its clinical significance remains uncertain.

• Genetic heterogeneityRelated: Multiple possible disease genes can leave detected variants difficult to interpret.

• Molecular genetic testingRelated: A detected difference may remain uninterpretable even when the assay is technically successful.

• BRCA1Compared with: Not every BRCA1 sequence difference is harmful or clinically actionable.

• Medical geneticsRelated: Uncertain findings require careful interpretation and may not establish a diagnosis.

• Genetic screeningRelated: Screening can uncover variants whose health implications remain unclear.

• Cascade screeningCompared with: Uncertain findings do not provide the clear target that usually guides cascade testing.

• Molecular pathologyRelated: A detected sequence change may remain uninterpretable without evidence linking it to disease.

• Li–Fraumeni syndromeCompared with: Some TP53 test results do not establish whether a person has the syndrome.

• Aarskog–Scott syndromeRelated: Some suspected cases lack a clearly disease-causing FGD1 result.