试点研究:低通全基因组测序的无尿细胞DNA可以检测和分子类型上道泌尿道皮质癌

Chaz Quinn1, L Angelica Lerma1, Alexander Zhu2

  • 1Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US.

概括

尿液无细胞瘤DNA (cfDNA) 与瘤组织具有很高的一致性,用于检测上道泌尿瘤 (UTUC) 的遗传异常. 这种非侵入性生物标志物为UTUC诊断和监测提供了一个有前途的工具.

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