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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

LINE-1 266/97 and ALU 260/111 Copy Number Ratios in Circulating Cell-Free DNA in Plasma as Potential Biomarkers for the Detection of Prostate Cancer: A Pilot Case-Control Study.

Domenico Tierno, Nicola Pavan, Fabiola Giudici, Gabriele Grassi, Eleonora Valeri, Fabrizio Zanconati, Fabio Traunero, Giovanni Liguori, Bruna Scaggiante

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Domenico TiernoDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Science, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy.
Nicola PavanDepartment of Surgical, Oncological, and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7355-7625
Fabiola GiudiciCancer Epidemiologic Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), 33081 Aviano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4160-3479
Gabriele GrassiDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Science, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9704-6651
Eleonora ValeriDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
Fabrizio ZanconatiDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Science, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy.
Fabio TrauneroUrological Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3272-528X
Giovanni LiguoriUrological Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2431-5296
Bruna ScaggianteDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8662-138X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer death in men worldwide. PSA screening for PCa diagnosis is not disease-specific; the discovery of novel and efficient biomarkers is therefore recommended. The concentration and integrity of circulating cell-free DNA (ccfDNA) in the blood of PCa patients could represent innovative and more specific tools for the clinical management of PCa. Digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) was used to determine the copy number ratio of ALU 260/111 bp and LINE-1 266/97 bp in the plasma of a cohort of 40 PCa and 18 BPH patients in a blinded prospective study. The amount of ccfDNA in the plasma of PCa and BPH patients was calculated from the

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Alu ElementsBiomarkers, TumorCell-Free Nucleic AcidsLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsProstatic NeoplasmsAgedCase-Control StudiesDNA Copy Number VariationsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesProstatic HyperplasiaBiomarkers, TumorCell-Free Nucleic AcidsALUcfDIcfDNAcfDNA integritycopy numberddPCRLINE-1liquid biopsyprostate cancer

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PMID41009429
PMCPMC12470076

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