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[Companion Diagnostics Sub-Section of Anatomic Pathology Department in a Mid-Sized General Hospital: Start Up and Maintenance].
Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jul 2015
Nakayama Hirofumi, Yasuhara Mayumi
Abstract excerpt
We introduce the establishment of a companion diagnostics sub-section of an anatomic pathology department in our mid-sized general hospital. Recent cancer pharmacotherapy targets are growth factor receptors and their associated signal transduction molecules. The presence or absence of mutations in these genes influences the effects of drugs on an individual tumor. Gene polymorphisms of anti-cancer drug...
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