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Lucy A Godley1, Courtney D DiNardo2, Kelly Bolton3

  • 1Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

概括

生殖线DNA变异增加了髓状骨髓瘤恶性瘤的风险. 基因检测,现在更容易获得和保险覆盖,使得个性化癌症监测和潜在的预防策略受影响的个体.

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