Quantitative Analysis of Pleural Fluid Cell-free DNA as a Tool for the Classification of Pleural Effusions
Author(s) -
Michael Chan,
Kai Ming Chow,
Anthony T.�C. Chan,
Chi Bon Leung,
Lisa Chan,
Katherine CK Chow,
Ching Wan Lam,
Y. M. Dennis Lo
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/49.5.740
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural fluid , confidence interval , receiver operating characteristic , pleural effusion , cell free fetal dna , pathology , gastroenterology , biology , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , fetus , genetics
Recently, much interest has been focused on the quantification of DNA in miscellaneous body fluids. In this study, the application is extended to classifying pleural effusions by measuring cell-free DNA in pleural fluid.
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