Blood test could improve graft-versus-host disease treatment

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Cancer  Wed, 01/06/2010 - 23:00

(University of Michigan Health System) University of Michigan researchers have identified the first biomarker of graft-versus-host disease of the skin.

The discovery makes possible a simple blood test that should solve a treatment dilemma facing doctors with patients who frequently develop rashes after bone marrow transplants.


 

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