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Genetics and Health

Archive for the ‘FISH’ Category

January 15th, 2008

FDA approves breast cancer genetic test

 
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a test that helps in assessing the risk of tumor recurrence and long-term survival for patients with relatively high-risk breast cancer. The TOP2A FISH pharmDx is the first approved device to test for the TOP2A (topoisomerase 2 alpha) gene in cancer patients.
The TOP2A gene plays a […]

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