Liquid Biopsy Flashcards by Nabeeha Syed | Brainscape

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what is an exosome

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vesicle derived from cells that have undergone apoptosis

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what is circulating tumor DNA

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ctDNA is the fraction of cell free DNA that originates from tumor cells

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what is formaldehyde

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a fixative, so that the WBC cannot die

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