Genes Predict Liver Cancer Recurrence
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Scientists have uncovered a genetic “fingerprint” to help predict whether a patient’s liver cancer will return after treatment.
A team of international researchers studied tissue samples of roughly 300 liver cancer patients to uncover more than 180 genes linked to patient survival. Interestingly, the predictive fingerprint was discovered not in the tumor, but in normal tissue surrounding it.
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