Tumor-Related Methylated Cell-Free DNA and Circulating Tumor Cells in Melanoma

Solid tumor release into the circulation cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and circulating tumor cells (CTCs) which represent promising biomarkers for cancer diagnosis. Circulating tumor DNA may be studied in plasma from cancer patients by detecting tumor specific alterations, such as genetic or epigenetic modi...

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Main Authors: Salvianti, Francesca, Orlando, Claudio, Massi, Daniela, De Giorgi, Vincenzo, Grazzini, Marta, Pazzagli, Mario, Pinzani, Pamela
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4705904/