Trisha Wise-Draper, MD, PhD. (credit: Joe Fuqua, University of Cincinnati)
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have discovered that a human cancer-causing gene, called DEK, can be detected in the plasma of head and neck cancer patients. DEK may help doctors understand how a person’s immune system could be used to treat cancer or predict outcomes for patients.
(Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/uoca-cgf021516.php)