Year of Award:
2011
Status:
Complete
Award Type:
R33
Project Number:
CA160138
RFA Number:
RFA-CA-10-002
Technology Track:
Biospecimen Science Technologies
PI/Project Leader:
THOMAS, NANCY E
Other PI or Project Leader:
DORSEY, KATHLEEN CONWAY
Institution:
UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
External Link:
http://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_details.cfm?aid=8155211
Project Summary/Abstract Melanoma has the capacity to metastasize early and its course is rarely impacted by medical intervention. Because of the pronounced difference in survival between localized and metastatic disease, it is imperative to diagnose mela