Tissue-specific cell-free DNA degradation quantifies circulating tumor DNA burden

oleh: Guanhua Zhu, Yu A. Guo, Danliang Ho, Polly Poon, Zhong Wee Poh, Pui Mun Wong, Anna Gan, Mei Mei Chang, Dimitrios Kleftogiannis, Yi Ting Lau, Brenda Tay, Wan Jun Lim, Clarinda Chua, Tira J. Tan, Si-Lin Koo, Dawn Q. Chong, Yoon Sim Yap, Iain Tan, Sarah Ng, Anders J. Skanderup

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01

Deskripsi

Circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) represents a non-invasive option to monitor cancer progression. Here, the authors perform deep sequencing of plasma cell-free DNA, and find that nucleosome-dependent cfDNA degradation at 6 specific regulatory regions is predictive of ctDNA burden.