New immune cell type uncovered with biomarker potential for cancer

A Cell Reports study that identified a unipotent neutrophil progenitor could end what the authors call a decades-long search for the cell type that has biomarker potential for cancer and inflammatory diseases.

The idea of using progenitors in circulation as biomarkers is not new or specific to cancer, but a unipotent neutrophil progenitor that gives rise only to neutrophils has remained elusive despite its potential usefulness in conveying information about its inflammatory progeny...