OSU Researchers Advancing Next-Gen Sequencing Test for Detecting Microsatellite Instability

Oct 25, 2017

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This article has been updated to include additional information on Caris Life Sciences' next-generation sequencing panel.

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Cancer researchers at Ohio State University are using a $1.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop a next-generation sequencing-based test that can determine microsatellite instability across a range of tumors and help guide patients to precision medicine trials.

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