Non-invasive detection of human cardiomyocyte death using methylation patterns of circulating DNA

oleh: Hai Zemmour, David Planer, Judith Magenheim, Joshua Moss, Daniel Neiman, Dan Gilon, Amit Korach, Benjamin Glaser, Ruth Shemer, Giora Landesberg, Yuval Dor

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-04-01

Deskripsi

The detection of cardiomyocyte death is a critical aspect in the diagnosis and monitoring of heart diseases. Here the authors show that cardiomyocyte-specific methylation patterns of circulating cell-free DNA may serve as a biomarker of cardiac cell death in infarcted and septic patients.