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Utility of Circulating Cell-Free DNA in Assessing Microsatellite Instability and Loss of Heterozygosity in Breast Cancer Using Human Identification Approach.

Norah A Al Sharhan, Safia A Messaoudi, Saranya R Babu, AbdulRauf B Chaudhary, Abdullah A Alsharm, Abdulmajeed F Alrefaei, Sultan Kadasah, Muhammad Abu-Elmagd, Mourad Assidi, Abdelbaset Buhmeida and 2 more

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Article in Genes, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Norah A Al SharhanDepartment of Biopharmaceutical, Laboratories and Research Sector, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh 3292, Saudi Arabia.
Safia A MessaoudiDepartment of Forensic Sciences, College of Criminal Justice, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh 14812, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5960-498X
Saranya R BabuDepartment of Forensic Sciences, College of Criminal Justice, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh 14812, Saudi Arabia.
AbdulRauf B ChaudharyDepartment of Forensic Sciences, College of Criminal Justice, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh 14812, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah A AlsharmMedical Oncology Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 12231, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulmajeed F AlrefaeiDepartment of Biology, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan KadasahDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Bisha, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Abu-ElmagdCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4979-701X
Mourad AssidiCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2750-1764
Abdelbaset BuhmeidaCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0248-8025
Ángel CarracedoGrupo de Medicina Xenómica, Fundación Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (FIDIS), Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS), CIBERER, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1085-8986
Wassim Y AlmawiFaculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis-El Manar, Tunis 1068, Tunisia.
King Abdulaziz University · SAKing Fahd Medical City · SANaif Arab University for Security Sciences · SASaudi Arabian Monetary Authority · SATunis University · TNUmm al-Qura University · SAUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela · ESUniversity of Bisha · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diagnostic and prognostic utility of circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in breast cancer (BC) patients was recently reported. Here, we investigated the use of cfDNA to examine microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) for early BC diagnosis. cfDNA and genomic DNA from 41 female BC patients and 40 healthy controls were quantified using NanoDrop spectrophotometry and real-time PCR. The stability of genomic and cfDNA was assessed using a high-resolution AmpFlSTR MiniFiler human identification kit. Significant increases in cfDNA plasma concentrations were observed in BC patients compared to controls. The genotype distribution of the eight autosomal short tandem repeat (STR) loci

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Breast NeoplasmsCell-Free Nucleic AcidsDNADNA FingerprintingFemaleForensic AnthropologyGenetics, PopulationHumansLoss of HeterozygosityMicrosatellite InstabilityCell-Free Nucleic AcidsDNAbreast cancercell-free DNAdiagnosisliquid biopsyloss of heterozygosityshort terminal repeats

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PMID35456396
PMCPMC9027523
OpenAlexW4220719944

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