Autor: |
Binh V Vu, Kim L Anthony, Ulrich Strych, Richard C Willson |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2012 |
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Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 12, p e51863 (2012) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0051863 |
Popis: |
BACKGROUND: While most nucleic acids are intracellular, trace amounts of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), including micro RNAs, can also be found in peripheral blood. Many studies have suggested the potential utility of these circulating nucleic acids in prenatal diagnosis, early cancer detection, and the diagnosis of infectious diseases. However, DNA circulating in blood is usually present at very low concentrations (ng/ml), and is in the form of relatively small fragments ( |
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