Tumour biomarkers: A mark is a marker
Nature Reviews Cancer 17, 708 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrc.2017.115
Author: Ulrike Harjes
Early detection of cancer is crucial to improve prognosis, and circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) presents a minimally invasive screening tool. In contrast to mutation patterns, DNA methylation patterns in ctDNA resemble that of cancer tissue. Xu et al. showed that ctDNA methylation patterns can
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ulrike Harjes Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
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