Biology:Molecular risk assessment
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| Molecular risk assessment | |
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| Medical diagnostics | |
| Purpose | estimate a person risk of getting cancer |
Molecular risk assessment is a procedure in which biomarkers (for example, biological molecules or changes in tumor cell DNA) are used to estimate a person's risk for developing cancer. Specific biomarkers may be linked to particular types of cancer.
Sources
This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document "Dictionary of Cancer Terms".
External links
- Molecular risk assessment entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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