At AMP 2025, Heidi Rehm, PhD, outlined new strategies to reduce variants of uncertain significance (VUS), which appear in about one-third of symptomatic genetic tests and complicate clinical decision-making. The forthcoming SVCv4 standards—developed by ACMG, AMP, CAP, and ClinGen—retain the 5-tier system but ease pathways to “likely benign,” inherently lowering VUS rates. SVCv4 also introduces 3 VUS subclasses (Low, Mid, High) to better target follow-up. Additional priorities include robust data sharing, improved computational prediction tools, and scalable functional assays. Together, these initiatives aim to streamline variant interpretation and enhance the clinical utility of genomic testing.
Streamlining VUS Classification in Clinical Genomics
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November 14, 2025