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Circulating nucleic acids (CNAs) and cancer--a survey.

M. Fleischhacker, +1 more
- 01 Jan 2007 - 
- Vol. 1775, Iss: 1, pp 181-232
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In the past few years many experiments showed that tumor-associated alterations can be detected at the DNA and RNA level, and laid the foundation for the development of assays for an early detection of cancer as well as for other clinical means.
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This article is published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta.The article was published on 2007-01-01. It has received 832 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nucleic acid & Circulating Cell-Free DNA.

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Detection of Circulating Tumor DNA in Early- and Late-Stage Human Malignancies

Chetan Bettegowda, +69 more
TL;DR: The ability of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to detect tumors in 640 patients with various cancer types was evaluated and suggested that ctDNA is a broadly applicable, sensitive, and specific biomarker that can be used for a variety of clinical and research purposes.
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Cell-free nucleic acids as biomarkers in cancer patients

TL;DR: Findings are discussed with a specific focus on the clinical utility of cell-free nucleic acids as blood biomarkers for cancer screening, prognosis and monitoring of the efficacy of anticancer therapies.
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Liquid Biopsies: Genotyping Circulating Tumor DNA

TL;DR: The ability to detect and quantify tumor mutations has proven effective in tracking tumor dynamics in real time as well as serving as a liquid biopsy that can be used for a variety of clinical and investigational applications not previously possible.
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Circulating Mutant DNA to Assess Tumor Dynamics

TL;DR: In this article, a highly sensitive approach to quantify circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in body samples of patients was applied to reliably monitor tumor dynamics in subjects with cancer, especially those who are undergoing surgery or chemotherapy.
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Secretory Mechanisms and Intercellular Transfer of MicroRNAs in Living Cells

TL;DR: It is shown that miRNAs are released through a ceramide-dependent secretory machinery and that the secretory miRNAAs are transferable and functional in the recipient cells and that a tumor-suppressive miRNA secreted via this pathway was transported between cells and exerted gene silencing in the recipients cells, thereby leading to cell growth inhibition.
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Methylation-specific PCR: a novel PCR assay for methylation status of CpG islands

TL;DR: The use of MSP is demonstrated to identify promoter region hypermethylation changes associated with transcriptional inactivation in four important tumor suppressor genes (p16, p15, E-cadherin and von Hippel-Lindau) in human cancer.
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A Gene Hypermethylation Profile of Human Cancer

TL;DR: An unusual view of the pervasiveness of DNA alterations, in this case an epigenetic change, in human cancer is provided and a powerful set of markers are provided to outline the disruption of critical pathways in tumorigenesis and for derivation of sensitive molecular detection strategies for virtually every human tumor type.
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DNA Fragments in the Blood Plasma of Cancer Patients: Quantitations and Evidence for Their Origin from Apoptotic and Necrotic Cells

TL;DR: By quantitative methylation-specific PCR of the promoter region of the CDKN2A tumor suppressor gene, the fraction of plasma DNA derived from tumor cells is quantified and is consistent with the possibility that apoptotic and necrotic cells are a major source for plasma DNA in cancer patients.
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Free DNA in the Serum of Cancer Patients and the Effect of Therapy

TL;DR: The relatively high percentage of cancer patients with apparently normal DNA levels would suggest that this radioimmunoassay may have low diagnostic value, but DNA in the serum may be an important tool for the evaluation of therapy or the comparison of different regimens.
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