Genetic pattern that predicts leukaemia relapse discovered

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

A genetic pattern that predicts the likelihood of relapse in patients with one of the most aggressive forms of childhood leukaemia has been discovered. Researchers publishing in the open access journal Molecular Cancer have identified a consistent pattern in five genes that has the potential to enable doctors to identify which patients would benefit from more aggressive treatment when first diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL)...

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