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. 2020 Sep;10(9):1246-1247.
doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NB2020-068. Epub 2020 Jul 14.

Blood Test Catches Cancers That Shed Little DNA

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Blood Test Catches Cancers That Shed Little DNA

No authors listed. Cancer Discov. 2020 Sep.

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.

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