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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Deep Sequencing of Small RNAs from Neurosurgical Extracellular Vesicles Substantiates miR-486-3p as a Circulating Biomarker that Distinguishes Glioblastoma from Lower-Grade Astrocytoma Patients.

Susannah Hallal, Saeideh Ebrahim Khani, Heng Wei, Maggie Yuk Ting Lee, Hao-Wen Sim, Joanne Sy, Brindha Shivalingam, Michael E Buckland, Kimberley L Alexander-Kaufman

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Extracellular vesicles in spine tumors: biological roles, immune modulation, and therapeutic implications.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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  5. Recent advances in molecular mechanisms of microRNAs in pathogenesis and resistance of treatment in glioblastoma.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Susannah HallalDepartment of Neurosurgical Services, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown 2050, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9872-4917
Saeideh Ebrahim KhaniDiscipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
Heng WeiBrainstorm Brain Cancer Research, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.
Maggie Yuk Ting LeeBrainstorm Brain Cancer Research, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.
Hao-Wen SimDepartment of Medical Oncology and NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown 2050, Australia.
Joanne SyNeuropathology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown 2050, Australia.
Brindha ShivalingamDepartment of Neurosurgical Services, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown 2050, Australia.
Michael E BucklandDiscipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
Kimberley L Alexander-KaufmanDepartment of Neurosurgical Services, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown 2050, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7239-039X
The University of Sydney · AURoyal Prince Alfred Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play key roles in glioblastoma (GBM; astrocytoma grade IV) biology and are novel sources of biomarkers. EVs released from GBM tumors can cross the blood-brain-barrier into the periphery carrying GBM molecules, including small non-coding RNA (sncRNA). Biomarkers cargoed in circulating EVs have shown great promise for assessing the molecular state of brain tumors in situ. Neurosurgical aspirate fluids captured during tumor resections are a rich source of GBM-EVs isolated directly from tumor microenvironments. Using density gradient ultracentrifugation, EVs were purified from cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirate (CUSA) washings from GBM (

Indexed as

Brain ChemistryLiquid BiopsyAstrocytomaBiomarkers, TumorBody FluidsBrain NeoplasmsCell-Derived MicroparticlesCentrifugation, Density GradientDiagnosis, DifferentialGlioblastomaHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMicroRNAsNeoplasm GradingNeurosurgical ProceduresOrgan SpecificityBiomarkers, TumorMicroRNAsMIRN486 microRNA, humanRNA, NeoplasmRNA, Small Interferingextracellular vesicleglioblastomagliomamiRNAnext generation sequencingpiRNAsmall RNA

Identifiers

PMID32668808
PMCPMC7404297
OpenAlexW3041135638

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