Predicting prognosis and treatment response in a subset of pancreatic cancer patients
Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 16:35
in Health & Medicine
Specific chemical modifications to proteins called histones, which are found in the nucleus of cells and act as spools around which DNA is wound, can be used to predict prognosis and response to treatment in subsets patients with pancreatic cancer, a study by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Centre has found...