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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages 237-240Publisher
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783X-14-S4-237
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DNA quantification; free-circulating DNA; lung cancer; plasma; real-time PCR
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- Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Republic of Poland [N401 174 31/3840]
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Introduction: Free-circulating DNA is present in minute amounts in plasma of healthy individuals, whereas increased levels are found in a number of malignant pathologies including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The objective of this research was the evaluation of the plasma DNA quantification capacity to distinguish between healthy subjects and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Material and methods: Plasma samples were collected prospectively from 16 healthy volunteers and 30 untreated NSCLC patients (I-IIIA). Subsequently, freecirculating DNA extraction and quantitative real-time PCR analysis were performed. Results: The values of plasma DNA concentration ranged from 0.9 up to 7.0 ng/ml in healthy individuals and from 1.5 up to 50 ng/ml in NSCLC patients before treatment. Cancer group showed several-fold higher mean free-circulating DNA concentration than that present in healthy subjects (mean 12.00 vs. 2.65 ng/ml; P < 0.001). A greater variability of plasma DNA concentrations was observed in NSCLC patients than in controls (SD 14.50 vs. 2.02, respectively). The area under the ROC curve was 0.87 (95% CI, 0.744 to 0.954, P < 0.001). Conclusion: Non-small cell lung cancer is associated with elevated levels of cell-free DNA in plasma with respect to healthy controls. Real-time PCR method proved its utility in effective free-circulating DNA detection and quantification.
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