Charlotte Lees
charlotte-lees.bsky.social
Charlotte Lees
@charlotte-lees.bsky.social
Haematology registrar and MRC Clinical research fellow, WIMM University of Oxford.
Interested in MPN, clonal haematopoeisis & platelet biology. Mum of 2.
Reposted by Charlotte Lees
NEW @cancerresearchuk.org-funded study, led by @bethpsaila.bsky.social & @l-cmurphy.bsky.social, reveals an unexpected and powerful new function for platelets with profound implications for cancer diagnosis and prenatal screening 🧪

@rdm.ox.ac.uk | @medsci.ox.ac.uk | @ox.ac.uk

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Platelets Shown to Store DNA in Study that could Transform Cancer Screening
Study led by Psaila Group uncovers previously unknown function of platelets as DNA ‘vacuum cleaners’ in the blood, with profound implications for cancer diagnosis and prenatal screening.
www.imm.ox.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM