New marker could detect fatal breast cancer up to one year earlier than current methods

(BioMed Central) A new marker that could be used to diagnose fatal breast cancer up to one year ahead of current methods has been described in a study published in the open access journal Genome Medicine this week. A team of researchers led by University College London, UK found that a region of DNA called EFC#93 showed abnormal patterns of DNA methylation in breast cancer samples. Importantly, these patterns are present in blood serum before the cancer becomes detectable in the breast.
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