Enhanced detection of circulating tumor DNA by fragment size analysis

Abstract

Selective sequencing or in silico analysis for differences in DNA fragment size can improve the detection of circulating tumor DNA.

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Fragment (logic)DNAIn silicoComputational biologyDNA sequencingMolecular biologyCirculating tumor DNABiologyGeneticsGeneCancerComputer scienceAlgorithm

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 10
Issue: 466
Citations: 1002
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                                    Florent Moulière, 
                                
                                    Dineika Chandrananda, 
                                
                                    Anna Piskorz
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Enhanced detection of circulating tumor DNA by fragment size analysis. 
                            Science Translational Medicine
                            , 10
                            (466)
                            .
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aat4921
                        

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DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aat4921