New method for DNA breakpoint detection
Many diseases, including some cancers, are associated with specific chromosomal trans-locations, and a technique reported in Genome Medicine provides a new way to detect these anomalies. The presence or absence of a translocation may have implications for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy. The BCR-ABL1 fusion gene is a marker of chronic myeloid leukaemia. Anindya Dutta and… Read more »