'Purity' of tumor samples may significantly bias genomic analyses

Friday, December 4, 2015 - 11:33 in Health & Medicine

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, shows a recent study.

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