Al Capp veterans returning from the war. Capp was also involved with the Sister Kenny Foundation, which pioneered new treatments for polio in the 1940s. Serving in his capacity as honorary chairman, Capp made public appearances on its behalf for years, contributed free artwork for its annual fund-raising appeals, and entertained crippled and paraplegic children in children's hospitals with inspirational pep talks, humorous stories and sketches. In 1940, an RKO movie adaptation starred Granville Owen (later known as Jeff York) as Li'l Abner, with Buster Keaton taking the role of Lonesome Polecat, and featuring a title song with lyrics by Milton Berle.
CAPP-Seq CAPP-Seq CAncer Personalized Profiling by deep Sequencing (CAPP-Seq) is a sensitive method used to quantify DNA in cancer. It measures Cell-free tumor DNA which is released from dead tumor cells into the blood. This method can be generalized for any cancer type that is known to have recurrent mutations. CAPP-Seq can detect one molecule of mutant DNA in 10,000 molecules of healthy DNA. CAPP-Seq was designed to lower sequencing costs by only targeting specific areas of the genome that are recurrently mutated for a given cancer. This allows for sequencing costs between $200-$300 USD. It can also target multiple areas