Gene Variant Linked to Unnecessary Bone Marrow Biopsies in African Americans

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Gene Variant Linked to Unnecessary Bone Marrow Biopsies in African Americans

… VUMC. “Our study supports genotyping African Americans before performing a bone marrow … of bone marrow biopsies in African American patients.

Working with investigators at … well established that many healthy African Americans have lower white blood cell …

Source: Newswise: News for Journalists

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