In this “Hot Topic,” Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, reviews biomarker component testing for hepatocellular carcinoma, explains the GALAD score, and explores GALAD score testing at Mayo Clinic Laboratories.
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the association between inherited germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes and risk of pancreatic cancer.
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the association between inherited germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes and risk of pancreatic cancer.
According to Mayo Clinic research published in JAMA, six genes contain mutations that may be passed down in families, substantially increasing a person’s risk for pancreatic cancer.