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Wafik S. El-Deiry: Pitfalls and perils from FDA-approved germ-line cancer predisposition tests
Dec 27, 2024, 17:06

Wafik S. El-Deiry: Pitfalls and perils from FDA-approved germ-line cancer predisposition tests

Wafik S. El-Deiry, Associate Dean for Oncologic Sciences at the Warren Alpert Medical School, posted on X about recent editorial by him as first author, titled “Pitfalls and perils from FDA-approved germ-line cancer predisposition tests” published on Oncotarget.

Authors: Wafik S. El-Deiry and Eli Y. Adashi

Wafik S. El-Deiry: Pitfalls and perils from FDA-approved germ-line cancer predisposition tests

Pleased to share this Editorial in Oncotarget about Pitfalls and perils from FDA-approved germ-line cancer predisposition tests.”

Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP, FRSM, is the Associate Dean for Oncologic Sciences at the Warren Alpert Medical School and Director of the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University and Director of the Joint Program in Cancer Biology at Brown University and affiliated hospitals. He is the Editor in Chief at Oncotarget. Dr. El-Deiry discovered p21(WAF1) as a p53 target gene, cell cycle inhibitor, and tumor suppressor that explained the mammalian cell stress response. Dr. El-Deiry’s research is focused on mechanisms of therapy resistance with major efforts in drug discovery and development.