Abstract
The presence of small amounts of circulating DNA in plasma was demonstrated 60 years ago. Since then, cellfree DNA has been tested for quantity, fragmentation pattern and tumor-specific sequences in patients with various malignancies. The introduction of improved detection methods showed that all these alterations are regularly detectable in many cancer patients and the investigation of cell-free DNA may provide useful diagnostic and prognostic information. Herein, we review the recent findings on cell-free DNA alterations in patients with prostate cancer and discuss its diagnostic and prognostic potential.
Keywords: Prostate cancer, DNA fragmentation, cell-free DNA, DNA methylation, allelic imbalance.
Current Cancer Therapy Reviews
Title:Diagnostic und Therapeutic Value of Cell-free Circulating DNA as a Non-invasive Biomarker in Patients with Prostate Cancer
Volume: 9 Issue: 4
Author(s): Stefan Latz, Stefan C. Muller and Jorg Ellinger
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Keywords: Prostate cancer, DNA fragmentation, cell-free DNA, DNA methylation, allelic imbalance.
Abstract: The presence of small amounts of circulating DNA in plasma was demonstrated 60 years ago. Since then, cellfree DNA has been tested for quantity, fragmentation pattern and tumor-specific sequences in patients with various malignancies. The introduction of improved detection methods showed that all these alterations are regularly detectable in many cancer patients and the investigation of cell-free DNA may provide useful diagnostic and prognostic information. Herein, we review the recent findings on cell-free DNA alterations in patients with prostate cancer and discuss its diagnostic and prognostic potential.
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Latz Stefan, Muller Stefan C. and Ellinger Jorg, Diagnostic und Therapeutic Value of Cell-free Circulating DNA as a Non-invasive Biomarker in Patients with Prostate Cancer, Current Cancer Therapy Reviews 2013; 9 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339470904140418094329
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339470904140418094329 |
Print ISSN 1573-3947 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6301 |
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