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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

A Comprehensive Review on Circulating cfRNA in Plasma: Implications for Disease Diagnosis and Beyond.

Pengqiang Zhong, Lu Bai, Mengzhi Hong, Juan Ouyang, Ruizhi Wang, Xiaoli Zhang, Peisong Chen

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Pengqiang ZhongDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Lu BaiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Mengzhi HongDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Juan OuyangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Ruizhi WangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Xiaoli ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Peisong ChenDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circulating cfRNA in plasma has emerged as a fascinating area of research with potential applications in disease diagnosis, monitoring, and personalized medicine. Circulating RNA sequencing technology allows for the non-invasive collection of important information about the expression of target genes, eliminating the need for biopsies. This comprehensive review aims to provide a detailed overview of the current knowledge and advancements in the study of plasma cfRNA, focusing on its diverse landscape and biological functions, detection methods, its diagnostic and prognostic potential in various diseases, challenges, and future perspectives.

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cell-free RNAliquid biopsies

Identifiers

PMID38786343
PMCPMC11119755

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