Study finds more than 100 gene variations linked with response to leukemia treatment
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 16:35
in Health & Medicine
Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Children's Oncology Group (COG) have discovered in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) scores of inherited genetic variations that clinicians might be able to use as guideposts for designing more effective chemotherapy for this cancer.