New Gene Methylation Test For Prostate Cancer Available
Veridex, LLC announced that its licensing collaborator, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp), has commercially launched a new gene methylation test for prostate cancer. The new assay uses the biological specificity of ‘DNA methylation’ in prostate cancer, detecting the methylation of the gene GST-Pi. Methylation is a modification of DNA that occurs primarily in cancer.
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Filed under: Prostate on May 17th, 2008