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Circulating tumor DNA detectable in early- and late-stage colorectal cancer patients.
Bioscience reports - 31 Aug 2018
Yang Ying-Chi, Wang Dong, Jin Lan, Yao Hong-Wei, Zhang Jing-Hui, Wang Jin, Zhao Xiao-Mu, Shen Chun-Ying, Chen Wei, Wang Xue-Liang, Shi Rong, Chen Si-Yi, Zhang Zhong-Tao
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Characterization, diagnosis, and treatment of colorectal cancers (CRC) is difficult due to limited biopsy information, impracticality of repeated biopsies, and cancer biomarker fallibility. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has recently been investigated as a non-invasive way to gain representative gene mutations in tumors, in addition to monitoring disease progression and response to treatment. We analyzed ctDNA...
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