Abstract
Liquid biopsies allow DNA shed from tumours to be detected using blood tests without invasive and expensive surgery associated with traditional tissue biopsies. Despite these benefits, liquid biopsies remain a challenging assay to be deployed in primary oncology care as the main cancer diagnostic or screening tool, because tumour DNA is not always detectable. This poor sensitivity is largely due to the presence of a vast amount of genomic background DNA which masks the tumour DNA signal. Here we present a mixing-free approach towards the automated on-chip enrichment of circulating tumour DNA, that has the potential to reduce sequencing costs and enable point-of-care detection of mutations.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2021) |
Publisher | Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society |
Pages | 679-680 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781733419031 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781713855736 |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2021 |
Event | 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2021 - Palm Springs, Virtual, United States Duration: 10 Oct 2021 → 14 Oct 2021 https://www.microtasconferences.org/microtas2021/ |
Conference
Conference | 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2021 |
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Abbreviated title | MicroTAS 2021 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Palm Springs, Virtual |
Period | 10/10/21 → 14/10/21 |
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Keywords
- Cell-free Circulating DNA
- Circulating tumour DNA
- Enrichment
- Sample Preparation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)