Posts by Leonora Balaj, PhD
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Review: Challenges in Discovering Extracellular Vesicle–based Cancer Biomarkers
Anudeep Yekula, MD, Leonora Balaj, PhD, and Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD, of the Department of Neurosurgery, highlight hurdles in the process of developing extracellular vesicle–based cancer biomarkers, from discovery to clinical application.
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Gene Fusions Detected in Plasma of Glioblastoma Patients, Suggesting New Approach to Liquid Biopsy
A liquid biopsy based on RNA sequencing was feasible for profiling transcriptome-level gene fusions in extracellular vesicles derived from the plasma of patients with glioblastoma.
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Liquid Biopsy Using Fluorescent Extracellular Vesicles Shows Promise for Diagnosis of Glioma
For patients suspected of having malignant glioma, detecting and analyzing fluorescent extracellular vesicles after administering 5-aminolevulinic acid oral solution may allow minimally invasive diagnosis.
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