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Tumor signatures in the blood

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The goal of characterizing solid-tumor genomes with nothing more than a blood sample is now within reach.

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Figure 1: Minimally invasive approaches to monitor tumor genome evolution.

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  1. Michael R. Speicher is at the Institute of Human Genetics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria,

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  2. Klaus Pantel is at the Institute of Tumor Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,

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Speicher, M., Pantel, K. Tumor signatures in the blood. Nat Biotechnol 32, 441–443 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2897

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