Circulating tumor nucleic acids: biology, release mechanisms, and clinical relevance

P Stejskal, H Goodarzi, J Srovnal, M Hajdúch… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background Despite advances in early detection and therapies, cancer is still one of the
most common causes of death worldwide. Since each tumor is unique, there is a need to …

Current and future development in lung cancer diagnosis

R Nooreldeen, H Bach - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in North America and other
developed countries. One of the reasons lung cancer is at the top of the list is that it is often …

The nexus of cfDNA and nuclease biology

DSC Han, YMD Lo - Trends in Genetics, 2021 - cell.com
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is a widely used noninvasive biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis
of multiple disease states. Emerging evidence suggests that cfDNA might not just be passive …

Cellular senescence in cancer: from mechanisms to detection

HL Ou, R Hoffmann, C González‐López… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Senescence refers to a cellular state featuring a stable cell‐cycle arrest triggered in
response to stress. This response also involves other distinct morphological and intracellular …

Liquid biopsy, ctDNA diagnosis through NGS

C Lin, X Liu, B Zheng, R Ke, CM Tzeng - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Liquid biopsy with circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) profiling by next-generation sequencing
holds great promise to revolutionize clinical oncology. It relies on the basis that ctDNA …

The influence of biological and lifestyle factors on circulating cell-free DNA in blood plasma

NL Yuwono, K Warton, CE Ford - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Research and clinical use of circulating cell-free DNA (cirDNA) is expanding rapidly;
however, there remain large gaps in our understanding of the influence of lifestyle and …

Targeted sequencing approach and its clinical applications for the molecular diagnosis of human diseases

XM Pei, MHY Yeung, ANN Wong, HF Tsang, ACS Yu… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The outbreak of COVID-19 has positively impacted the NGS market recently. Targeted
sequencing (TS) has become an important routine technique in both clinical and research …

Harmonizing cell-free DNA collection and processing practices through evidence-based guidance

SR Greytak, KB Engel, S Parpart-Li, M Murtaza… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is rapidly transitioning from discovery research to an
important tool in clinical decision making. However, the lack of harmonization of preanalytic …

Towards systematic nomenclature for cell-free DNA

AJ Bronkhorst, V Ungerer, F Diehl, P Anker, Y Dor… - Human genetics, 2021 - Springer
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has become widely recognized as a promising candidate biomarker
for minimally invasive characterization of various genomic disorders and other clinical …

Brain alarm by self-extracellular nucleic acids: From neuroinflammation to neurodegeneration

R Kunze, S Fischer, HH Marti, KT Preissner - Journal of Biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
Neurological disorders such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, as well as the neurodegenerative
diseases Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease are accompanied or even powered by danger …