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Doctors Discover Genetic Treatment for Leukemia

Lukas Wartman's cancer inspires unique study at Washington University

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 7, 2012 2:24 PM CDT

(Newser) – Dr. Lukas Wartman may be the world's luckiest cancer patient. Stricken with fatal leukemia, he inspired colleagues at Washington University to break new ground by sequencing his genes and analyzing his RNA—a near-equivalent to DNA—for possible genetic causes of his disease, the...   Read full story »

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