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ArticleBioMed research international2020

The Length and Distribution of Plasma Cell-Free DNA Fragments in Stroke Patients.

Xiaofang Cui, Shiyi Du, Houlin Liu, Ju Liu, Qingjian Wu, Qing Huo, Yanwei Qi, Xiao Qin, Yan Yang, Weiyang Li

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Xiaofang CuiJining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272067, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-0014
Shiyi DuGuangzhou Root Path Genomics Inc., Guangzhou 510006, China.
Houlin LiuJining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272011, China.
Ju LiuJining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272011, China.
Qingjian WuJining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272011, China.
Qing HuoSouthern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Yanwei QiShenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China.
Xiao QinJining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272067, China.
Yan YangJining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272067, China.
Weiyang LiJining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272067, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0843-8528
Jining Medical University · CNJining First People's Hospital · CNCity University of Hong Kong · HKSouthern University of Science and Technology · CN

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Abstract

A number of studies have shown that plasma cell-free DNA is closely related to the risk of stroke, but the fragmentation status of plasma cell-free DNA and its clinical application value in ischemic stroke are still unclear. In this study, 48 patients with new ischemic stroke and 20 healthy subjects were enrolled. The second-generation high-throughput sequencing technique was used to study the plasma cell-free fragment length and regional distribution of the subjects. As noted in our results, the ratio of plasma cell-free DNA fragments in the disease group was significantly greater than that of the healthy group in the 300-400 bp range; conversely for fragments at the 75-250 bp range, the ratio of plasma cell-free DNA fragments in the patient group was apparently lower than that of the healthy group. In-depth analysis of the proportion of fragments distributed on each component of the genome was carried out. Our results recorded that the plasma cell-free DNA fragments in the disease group were inclined to the EXON, CpG islands, and ALU regions in contrast to that of the healthy group. In particular, fragments within the 300-400 bp range of the disease group were enrichment in the regions of EXON, INTRON, INTERGENIC, LINE, Fragile, ALU, and CpG islands. In summary, our findings suggested that the intracellular DNA degradation profiles could be applied to distinguish the stroke group and the healthy group, which provided a theoretical basis for the clinical diagnosis and prognosis of stroke by profiling the characteristic of plasma cell-free DNA fragments.

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Brain IschemiaCell-Free Nucleic AcidsGenome, HumanHumansStrokeCell-Free Nucleic Acids

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