Oncology

NIH-supported researchers enhance urine tests for prostate cancers

May 9, 2024 - An NIH-supported research team led by Arul M. Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD, Director of the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, expanded on previous efforts on a urine-based test called MyProstateScore (MPS). The research efforts for developing and validating an 18-gene urine test for high-grade prostate cancer were detailed in an article for JAMA...

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