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Blood Test Catches Cancers That Shed Little DNA.

Source :
Cancer discovery [Cancer Discov] 2020 Sep; Vol. 10 (9), pp. 1246-1247. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 14.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

A new liquid biopsy test can accurately detect aberrant cancer-associated methylation patterns from minute amounts of DNA shed into the bloodstream. Although prospective validation is still needed, two studies highlight the assay's potential to noninvasively classify brain and kidney tumors.<br /> (©2020 American Association for Cancer Research.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2159-8290
Volume :
10
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Cancer discovery
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
32665301
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NB2020-068