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Get InformedBrain Tumor FactsClinical TrialsNewsVideosSmarter ResearchWhat We FundHow We FundWho We FundScientific GatheringsGet InvolvedWays To GiveJoin An EventPersonal FundraisingAbout UsOur StoryOur TeamOur PartnersTHROUGH OUR EYES ABC2-Funded Research Featured in Scientific American Article | January 31, 2013Brain cancer research funded by Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure is featured in Scientific American today.
The research involves a multi-center clinical study?using new exosomal diagnostic tests developed by New York City-based Exosome Diagnostics to identify a genetic mutation found exclusively in glioma, the most common form of brain cancer.??
Brain tumor cells shed micro-vesicles, called exosomes, into cerebral spinal fluid, blood, and urine.?This new method of testing?could potentially detect and monitor the progression of a wide variety of cancers and eliminate the need for painful and sometimes life-threatening biopsies.?
Read the full article in Scientific American.
Learn more about the exosome project and other brain cancer research funded by Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure.
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