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Challenges and Opportunities for Biomarker Validation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Spencer Phillips Hey ,
Elvira D'Andrea ,
Emily H. Jung ,
Frazer Tessema ,
Jing Luo ,
Bishal Gyawali  and
Aaron S. Kesselheim
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Abstract

Biomarkers can be powerful tools to guide diagnosis, treatment, and research. However, prudent use of biomarkers requires formal validation efforts. Although the data needed for biomarker validation has traditionally been hard to access, new research initiatives can ease this process.

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 47 , Issue 3: Biomarker Research and Validation: Current Challenges, Future Opportunities , Fall 2019 , pp. 357 - 361
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2019

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