Liquid Biopsy Is a Promising Tool for Genetic Testing in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Liquid Biopsy Is a Promising Tool for Genetic Testing in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Liquid biopsy, which allows the isolation of circulating cell-free (ccf) DNA from blood, is an emerging noninvasive tool widely used in oncology for diagnostic and prognosis purposes. Previous data have shown that serum cfDNA discriminates idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) from other interstitial...

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Main Authors: Pierlorenzo Pallante, Umberto Malapelle, Mariantonia Nacchio, Roberta Sgariglia, Domenico Galati, Ludovica Capitelli, Serena Zanotta, Mario Galgani, Erica Piemonte, Alessandro Sanduzzi Zamparelli, Gaetano Rea, Marialuisa Bocchino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
liquid biopsy
cell-free DNA
MUC5B
genetics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/7/1202

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