Extracellular vesicles as circulating cancer biomarkers: opportunities and challenges

Abstract Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small, lipid-bound particles containing nucleic acid and protein cargo which are excreted from cells under a variety of normal and pathological conditions. EVs have garnered substantial research interest in recent years, due to their potential utility as cir...

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Main Authors: R. E. Lane, D. Korbie, M. M. Hill, M. Trau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-05-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40169-018-0192-7