Blood test accurately detects lymphedema, study shows
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified a set of proteins circulating in blood whose levels accurately flag the presence of lymphedema. The findings spur optimism that this common but relatively neglected condition, which affects an estimated 10 million people in the United States, finally will be amenable to detection (and, eventually, treatment) with 21st-century techniques.