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Liquid biopsy of cerebrospinal fluid for MYD88 L265P mutation is useful for diagnosis of central nervous system lymphoma.
Cancer science - 1 Nov 2021
Yamagishi Yuki, Sasaki Nobuyoshi, Nakano Yoshiko, Matushita Yuko, Omura Takaki, Shimizu Saki, Saito Kuniaki, Kobayashi Keiichi, Narita Yoshitaka, Kondo Akihide, Shiokawa Yoshiaki, Nagane Motoo, Ichimura Koichi
Abstract excerpt
The current standard of diagnosing central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is stereotactic biopsy, however the procedure has a risk of surgical complication. Liquid biopsy of the CSF is a less invasive, non-surgical method that can be used for diagnosing CNS lymphoma. In this study, we established a clinically applicable protocol for determining mutations in MYD88 in the CSF of patients with CNS lymphoma. CSF was...
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