What is it about?
In this paper, we describe a novel assay we developed to detect and quantify the copy numbers of PVT1 exons 4A, 4B, and 9 in diverse biological materials, including serum. This assay will ultimately prove useful as a screening or detection tool for diseases, such as certain cancers, where overexpression of PVT1 has been documented.
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Why is it important?
Overexpression of PVT1 is now an established characteristic of many cancers, including prostate cancer. Detection and quantification of copy numbers of PVT1 exons 4A, 4B, or 9 in diseases where PVT1 is overexpressed may prove useful clinically for screening and detection of these diseases, especially earlier and non-invasively.
Perspectives
It is exciting to see a new assay that may ultimately solve the problem of accurately identifying prostate cancer non-invasively, and risk-stratification in prostate cancer. This will diminish overdiagnosis, and reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies.
Olorunseun Ogunwobi
City University of New York System
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This page is a summary of: Copy number-based quantification assay for non-invasive detection of PVT1-derived transcripts, PLoS ONE, December 2019, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226620.
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