Sensitive detection of tumor mutations from blood and its application to immunotherapy prognosis

Autor: Shuo Li, Zorawar S. Noor, Weihua Zeng, Mary L. Stackpole, Xiaohui Ni, Yonggang Zhou, Zuyang Yuan, Wing Hung Wong, Vatche G. Agopian, Steven M. Dubinett, Frank Alber, Wenyuan Li, Edward B. Garon, Xianghong Jasmine Zhou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24457-2
Popis: It is possible to call single-nucleotide variant (SNV) in cell-free DNA (cfDNA), but the accuracy of detection is often affected by low tumour cfDNA content. Here, the authors develop a method, cfSNV, and show that it can be used even for medium-coverage whole exome sequencing of cfDNA.
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