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Presence of Donor-Derived DNA and Cells in the Urine of Sex-Mismatched Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: Implication for the Transrenal Hypothesis
Author(s) -
Emily C W Hung,
Tristan K F Shing,
S Chim,
Philip Chun Yeung,
Rebecca W.Y. Chan,
Ki Wai Chik,
Vincent Lee,
Nancy B. Y. Tsui,
Chi Kong Li,
Sze Chuen Cesar Wong,
Rossa W. K. Chiu,
Y. M. Dennis Lo
Publication year - 2008
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/clinchem.2008.113530
Subject(s) - urine , dna , microbiology and biotechnology , transplantation , buffy coat , biology , chemistry , immunology , medicine , genetics , biochemistry
The term "transrenal DNA" was coined in 2000 to signify that DNA in urine may come from the passage of plasma DNA through the kidney barrier. Although DNA in the urine has the potential to provide a completely noninvasive source of nucleic acids for molecular diagnosis, its existence remains controversial.

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