New diagnostic markers opens up possibility of early cancer treatment

02 Dec 2009 | News

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Scientists at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, which is part of the Novartis Research Foundation, have discovered that lymphoma development due to aberrant expression of two kinases, NDR1 and/or NDR2, is late onset.

This suggests that early detection of aberrant NDR1 and/or NDR2 expression may allow for treatment before the disease progresses. The finding could also be applied to screening for anti-cancer drugs.

A patent is pending and the rights are available for exclusive or non-exclusive licence.

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