Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor strongly associated with asbestos exposure. Patients are usually diagnosed when current treatments have limited benefits, highlighting the need for noninvasive early diagnostic tests to monitor asbestos-exposed people.

Peripheral Blood DNA Methylation as Potential Biomarker of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in Asbestos-Exposed Subjects

Guarrera, Simonetta;Viberti, Clara;Cugliari, Giovanni;Allione, Alessandra;Casalone, Elisabetta;Casadio, Caterina;Grosso, Federica;Matullo, Giuseppe
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor strongly associated with asbestos exposure. Patients are usually diagnosed when current treatments have limited benefits, highlighting the need for noninvasive early diagnostic tests to monitor asbestos-exposed people.
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Asbestos exposure; Case-control discrimination; DNA-methylation; Early biomarker; Malignant pleural mesothelioma
Guarrera, Simonetta; Viberti, Clara; Cugliari, Giovanni; Allione, Alessandra; Casalone, Elisabetta; Betti, Marta; Ferrante, Daniela; Aspesi, Anna; Cas...espandi
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