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TERT promoter mutated circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker for prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2020
Oversoe Stine K, Clement Michelle S, Pedersen Michael H, Weber Britta, Aagaard Niels Kristian, Villadsen Gerda E, Grønbæk Henning, Hamilton-Dutoit Stephen J, Sorensen Boe S, Kelsen Jens
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Plasma circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) with tumor-specific mutations is an attractive biomarker. The telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) C228T promoter mutation is the most prevalent tumor-associated mutation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We evaluated the presence and prognostic value of the TERT C228T mutation in plasma and tissue in a Danish HCC cohort. METHODS: We analyzed ctDNA...
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