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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2018

The Effect of Centrifugal Force in Quantification of Colorectal Cancer-Related mRNA in Plasma Using Targeted Sequencing.

Vivian Weiwen Xue, Simon Siu Man Ng, Wing Wa Leung, Brigette Buig Yue Ma, William Chi Shing Cho, Thomas Chi Chuen Au, Allen Chi Shing Yu, Hin Fung Andy Tsang, Sze Chuen Cesar Wong

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Article in Frontiers in genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Vivian Weiwen XueDepartment of Health Technology and Informatics, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Simon Siu Man NgDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Wing Wa LeungDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Brigette Buig Yue MaState Key Laboratory in Oncology in South China, Sir YK Pao Centre for Cancer, Department of Clinical Oncology, Hong Kong Cancer Institute and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
William Chi Shing ChoDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Thomas Chi Chuen AuState Key Laboratory in Oncology in South China, Sir YK Pao Centre for Cancer, Department of Clinical Oncology, Hong Kong Cancer Institute and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Allen Chi Shing YuDepartment of Computer Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Hin Fung Andy TsangDepartment of Health Technology and Informatics, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Sze Chuen Cesar WongDepartment of Health Technology and Informatics, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · CNHong Kong Polytechnic University · HKQueen Elizabeth Hospital · CNUniversity of Oxford · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In our previous study, we detected the effects of centrifugal forces on plasma RNA quantification by quantitative reverse transcription PCR. The aims of this study were to perform targeted mRNA sequencing and data analysis in healthy donors' plasma prepared by two centrifugation protocols and to investigate the effects of centrifugal forces on plasma mRNA quality and quantity. Targeted mRNA sequencing was performed using a custom panel with 108 colorectal cancer-related genes in 18 healthy donors' plasma that prepared by (1) 3,500 g for 10 min at 4°C and (2) 1,600 g for 10 min at 4°C followed by 16,000 g for 10 min at 4°C. Results showed that plasma ribosomal RNA was detected in 16/18 (88.9%) 3,500 g and 6/18 (33.3%) 1,600 g followed by 16,000 g centrifuged plasma. For targeted sequencing, 75/108 (69.4%) and 86/108 (79.6%) genes were detected in 3,500 and 1,600 g followed by 16,000 g, respectively, while 16/108 (14.8%) genes were not detected in both centrifugations. Detailed analysis showed that 2 of 108 (1.85%) genes showed lower expressions in 3,500 g than in 1,600 g followed by 16,000 g. The median expressions of genes in 3,500 g were positively correlated with the expressions in 1,600 g followed by 16,000 g (

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centrifugal forcecolorectal cancergene expressionplasma mRNAtargeted sequencing

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