NanoString-Based Pan-Sarcoma Fusion Gene Assay Shows Promise as First-Line Dx

Nov 17, 2017

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SALT LAKE CITY (GenomeWeb) – A research team based in British Columbia has developed a sarcoma gene fusion test using NanoString's nCounter platform, which they believe can serve as a first-line clinical diagnostic, replacing multiple individual assays that make up the current standard of care for these cancers.

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