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Liquid biopsy for minimally invasive heart transplant monitoring: a pilot study.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Aug 2020
Bieńkowski Michał, Pęksa Rafał, Popęda Marta, Kołaczkowska Magdalena, Frankiewicz Anna, Żaczek Anna J, Gruchała Marcin, Biernat Wojciech, Siondalski Piotr
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Heart transplantation allows for a long-term management of patients with end-stage heart failure. After the surgery, organ rejection is monitored with endomyocardial biopsy, which is an invasive, but not always informative procedure. Therefore, there is a pressing need for a new, safe, yet reliable, diagnostic method. Here, we present a pilot study confronting liquid biopsy based on donor-specific...
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