Detecting Brain Cancer
HMS News article on new research from Bob S. Carter, Leonora Balaj, and colleagues, first author Syeda Maheen Batool, describing improvements in a blood test for gene mutations linked to gliomas, the most common type of adult brain tumors. The test previously focused on mutations in the TERT gene, and now has added capability to detect mutations in the EGFR gene.
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