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Suspected splicing variants can be very challenging to evaluate more particularly when RNA samples are not available to perform RNA sequencing or when the gene of interest is expressed in specific tissues not easily reachable. One alternative strategy to study the potential splicing effect of a variant is to use the patient's DNA. Indeed, it is easily possible to amplify the region of interest and include it in the reporting system such as hybrid minigene, which could then be transfected in eukaryotic cells in order to estimate the impact of the mutated region in comparison to a wild-type version of the region. This strategy could help to evaluate the impact of genetic alterations on RNA splicing by using only patient's DNA.
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J Natl Cancer Inst
September 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Purpose: Early detection of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer (HPV+OPSCC), the most common HPV cancer in the United States, could reduce disease-related morbidity and mortality, yet currently, there are no early detection tests. Circulating tumor HPV DNA (ctHPVDNA) is a sensitive and specific biomarker for HPV+OPSCC at diagnosis. It is unknown if ctHPVDNA is detectable prior to diagnosis, and thus it's potential as an early detection test.
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September 2025
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, 149 Dalian Road, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China; The Public Experimental Center of Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, 149 Dalian Road, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China. Electronic address: kexixian@z
Chemotherapy resistance in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) limits clinical efficacy. In this study, we first established circ_IGF2BP1 knockdown models in LUAD cells (A549 and H1299). Using dual-luciferase reporter assays, functional analyses, and miR-885-3p rescue experiments, we demonstrated that circ_IGF2BP1 promotes LUAD cell proliferation, migration, and invasion by directly targeting miR-885-3p.
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September 2025
Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Haemaphysalis leporispalustris (the rabbit tick) is one of the most broadly distributed hard tick species in the Americas. In 2018, investigators amplified DNA from a spotted fever group Rickettsia (SFGR) species found in host-seeking larvae and nymphs of H. leporispalustris collected in northern California and proposed the name Candidatus "Rickettsia lanei" using results obtained via multilocus sequence typing.
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September 2025
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Background: Current aftercare in breast cancer survivors aims to detect local recurrences or contralateral disease, while the detection of distant metastases has not been a central focus due to a lack of evidence supporting an effect on overall survival. However, the data underpinning these guidelines are mainly from trials of the 1980s/1990s and have not been updated to reflect the significant advancements in diagnostic and therapeutic options that have emerged over the past 40 years. In this trial, the aim is to test whether a liquid biopsy-based detection of (oligo-) metastatic disease at an early pre-symptomatic stage followed by timely treatment can impact overall survival compared to current standard aftercare.
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September 2025
Introduction Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a rare and heterogeneous group of neoplasms with both clinical and genetic diversity. The clinical applicability of molecular profiling using liquid biopsy for identifying actionable drug targets and prognostic indicators in patients with advanced NETs remains unclear. Methods In this study, we utilized a custom-made 37 genes panel of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) in 47 patients with advanced NETs.
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