| Literature DB >> 27796148 |
Samanta Salvi1, Filippo Martignano1, Chiara Molinari1, Giorgia Gurioli1, Daniele Calistri1, Ugo De Giorgi2, Vincenza Conteduca2, Valentina Casadio1.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Although the role of circulating cell free DNA in cancer has been widely demonstrated, less is known about the role of urine cell free DNA (UcfDNA). UcfDNA can serve as a 'liquid biopsy' for urological and non-urological tumors, as it carries information on DNA from cells exfoliated in urine and from circulation. Areas covered: We review the studies on UcfDNA as a source of biomarkers for cancer, focusing on the new techniques and the differences between urological and non-urological tumors. We searched Pubmed for articles published between 1998 and 2016 with the following key words and phrases: 'urine' and 'cell free DNA' or 'liquid biopsy' or 'cancer'. Expert commentary: Despite the few papers published on this topic, UcfDNA is an important component of 'liquid biopsy', a useful and non-invasive tool for cancer diagnosis, prognosis and treatment monitoring, containing a wide range of genetic information.Entities:
Keywords: Urine; cancer; cell free DNA; liquid biopsy; markers
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27796148 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2016.1254551
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Expert Rev Mol Diagn ISSN: 1473-7159 Impact factor: 5.225