The evolution of molecular diagnosis using digital polymerase chain reaction to detect cancer via cell-free DNA and circulating tumor cells.
Cell Biol Int
; 44(3): 735-743, 2020 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-31829466
Cancer is one of the most important causes of death worldwide. The onset of cancer may be initiated due to a variety of factors such as environment, genetics or even due to personal lifestyle choices. To counteract this tremendous increase, the demand for a new technology has risen. By this means, the use of digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) has been shown to be a promising methodology in the early detection of many types of cancers. Furthermore, several researchers confirmed that the use of tumor cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and circulating tumor cells (CTC) in peripheral blood is essential in revealing an early prognosis of such diseases. Besides this, it was established that dPCR might be used in a much more efficient, accurate, and reliable manner to amplify a variety of genetic material up to the identification of mutations in hematological diseases. Therefore, this article demonstrates the differences between conventional PCR and dPCR as a molecular technique to detect the early onset of cancer. Furthermore, CTC and cfDNA were officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration as new biological biomarkers in cancer development and monitoring.
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Assunto principal:
Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Detecção Precoce de Câncer
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DNA Tumoral Circulante
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Células Neoplásicas Circulantes
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
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Humans
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En
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Cell Biol Int
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido