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Interphase Cytogenetics of Sputum Cells for the Early Detection of Lung Carcinogenesis

Year: 2010

Type: review

Abstract: This perspective on Varella-Garcia et al. (beginning on p. 447 in this issue of the journal) examines the role of interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization for the early detection of lung cancer. This work is an important step toward identifying and validating a molecular marker in sputum samples for lung cancer early detection and highlights the value of establishing cohort studies with biorepositories of samples collected from participants followed over time for disease development.

Source: Cancer Prevention Research

DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-10-0045

Authors: Sheila A. Prindiville, Thomas Ried

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research

Language: English

Topic: Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institutes of Health