‘Purity’ Of Tumor Samples May Significantly Bias Genomic Analyses

Friday, December 4, 2015 - 12:02 in Health & Medicine

A new study by UC San Francisco scientists shows that the proportion of normal cells, especially immune cells, intermixed with cancerous cells in a given tissue sample may significantly skew the results of genetic analyses and other tests performed both by researchers and by physicians selecting precision therapies. It has long been known that tumors […]

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