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Extrachromosomal DNA in Biofluids: A Biomarker of Cancer?

Yuhui W.

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Public project summary

About one in three people will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives (“Cancer Statistics,” 2018). Yet, the mutation that caused the tumor’s formation may differ from one patient to another. My research focuses on how extrachromosomal DNA in biofluids can serve as biomarkers in cancer. Sequencing the mutation from ecDNA is a less-invasive detection method with high accuracy in its diagnosis. This project hopes to summarize past research and provide insight into where this new field is headed to next.

Public attribution
Yuhui W.
Issue
Volume 5 · 2019-20
Research area
STEAM
Source program
Advanced Authentic Research · PAUSD