Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

Patricia Inacio, PhD

Patricia holds her Ph.D. in Cell Biology from University Nova de Lisboa, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European Agencies. She also served as a PhD student research assistant in the Laboratory of Doctor David A. Fidock, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York.

February 8, 2016February 8, 2016

Mesothelioma May Be Detected Years Before Diagnosis Using ONCOblot Cancer Test

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The ONCOblot test was shown to be able to detect, up to 10 years before the clinical onset of disease, the presence of a marker of malignant mesothelioma in blood ... Read more

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016

Mesothelioma Risk May Double in Naturally-occurring Asbestos Areas

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A research team is reporting that incidences of malignant mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, can be more than twice as high in people living close to naturally occurring asbestos areas than those ... Read more

January 6, 2016January 6, 2016

Novel Potential Molecular Markers Used to Predict Tumor Aggressiveness in Mesothelioma

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Two proteins, murine double minute 2 (MDM2) and HIF1alpha, are potential molecular markers of the two most aggressive subtypes of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), according to data presented in a ... Read more