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Development of a gene panel for next-generation sequencing of clinically relevant mutations in cell-free DNA from cancer patients.
British journal of cancer - 14 Mar 2017
Malapelle Umberto, Mayo de-Las-Casas Clara, Rocco Danilo, Garzon Monica, Pisapia Pasquale, Jordana-Ariza Nuria, Russo Maria, Sgariglia Roberta, De Luca Caterina, Pepe Francesco, Martinez-Bueno Alejandro, Morales-Espinosa Daniela, González-Cao María, Karachaliou Niki, Viteri Ramirez Santiago, Bellevicine Claudio, Molina-Vila Miguel Angel, Rosell Rafael, Troncone Giancarlo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: When tumour tissue is unavailable, cell-free DNA (cfDNA)can serve as a surrogate for genetic analyses. Because mutated alleles in cfDNA are usually below 1%, next-generation sequencing (NGS)must be narrowed to target only clinically relevant genes. In this proof-of-concept study, we developed a panel to use in ultra-deep sequencing to identify such mutations in cfDNA. METHODS: Our panel ('SiRe')...
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