Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Gene behind chronic blood cancer identified

This article descries how scientists discovered gene mutations that could enable diagnosis of chronic blood cancer and allow to test it only via blood. The mot common blood cancer mostly occurs because of the mutations on the SF3B1 gene. Most people diagnosed with this mutation have specific abnormalities in their red blood cells in their bone marrow, called ring sideroblasts. This scientific discovery may have significant implications in diagnosing and treating this type of cancer in the future.

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