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Figure 2.

Figure 2

Evidence-based variant categorization. Somatic variants are classified into four tiers based on their level of clinical significance in cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and/or therapeutics. Variants in tier I are of strongest clinical significance, and variants in tier IV are benign or likely benign variants. FDA, Food and Drug Administration.