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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2026

Bioinformatics of Shallow Whole Genome Sequencing Data of Circulating Tumor Cells to Inform Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.

Marco Silvestri, Carolina Reduzzi, Cinzia De Marco, Massimo Cristofanilli, Giancarlo Pruneri, Serena Di Cosimo

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Marco SilvestriAdvanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy. marco.silvestri@istitutotumori.mi.it.
Carolina ReduzziDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Cinzia De MarcoAdvanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy.
Massimo CristofanilliDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Giancarlo PruneriAdvanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy.
Serena Di CosimoAdvanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Shallow whole-genome sequencing (sWGS) is a cost-effective method for rapidly detecting large-scale genome alterations like copy number alterations. The sWGS workflow involves DNA extraction, library preparation, and sequencing, followed by specialized bioinformatics analyses, which we carefully review at each step. This workflow includes data preprocessing and alignment to a reference genome, with each bioinformatics stage carefully detailed as it plays a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy and biological relevance of the results. The application of this process enables reliable data collection and analysis for monitoring cancer evolution and treatment responses by identifying critical genome changes, providing significant insights for prognosis and therapeutic decision-making across various cancer types.

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Computational BiologyNeoplasmsNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingWhole Genome SequencingDNA Copy Number VariationsGenomicsHumansPrognosisCancerCTCsDiagnosislp-WGSPrognosissWGSTreatment

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PMID42426466

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