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Effects of Collection and Processing Procedures on Plasma Circulating Cell-Free DNA from Cancer Patients.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 Nov 2018
Risberg Bente, Tsui Dana W Y, Biggs Heather, Ruiz-Valdepenas Martin de Almagro Andrea, Dawson Sarah-Jane, Hodgkin Charlotte, Jones Linda, Parkinson Christine, Piskorz Anna, Marass Francesco, Chandrananda Dineika, Moore Elizabeth, Morris James, Plagnol Vincent, Rosenfeld Nitzan, Caldas Carlos, Brenton James D, Gale Davina
Abstract excerpt
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) offers new opportunities for noninvasive cancer management. Detecting ctDNA in plasma is challenging because it constitutes only a minor fraction of the total cell-free DNA (cfDNA). Pre-analytical factors affect cfDNA levels contributed from leukocyte lysis, hence the ability to detect low-frequency mutant alleles. This study investigates the effects of the delay in processing,...
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