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The use of wild-type blocking allele-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction for the analysis of somatic mutations in RAS genes of circulating free DNA isolated from the blood plasma of patients with colorectal cancer

Telysheva EN , Snigireva GP
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Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Cytogenetics,
Russian Research Center of Roentgenoradiology, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Galina Snigireva
ul. Profsoyuznaya, d. 86, Moscow, Russia, 117997; ur.liam@lag_ins

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Acknowledgements: the authors thank Andrey Zaretsky of Evrogen (Moscow) for his help and valuable advice in conducting molecular genetic analysis.

Contribution of the authors to this work: Telysheva EN — analysis of literature, research planning, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, drafting of a manuscript; Snigireva GP — research planning, data interpretation, drafting of a manuscript.

Received: 2017-08-08 Accepted: 2017-08-17 Published online: 2017-10-29
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Table 1. Distribution of patients with colorectal cancer into groups depending on the levels of cell-free DNA circulating in their blood plasma before surgery and detection of cancer-associated mutations of the RAS genes by allele-specific real-time PCR
Note. Data are presented as median (Q1–Q3). Significance of difference was tested by comparing groups of patients with and without mutations in the RAS genes. * represents significant difference.
Table 2. Progression of colorectal cancer in patients characterized by cfDNA levels in their blood plasma measured prior to surgery and detection of cancer-associated mutations of the RAS genes by allele-specific real-time PCR
Note. Data are presented as median (Q1–Q3). Significance of difference was tested by comparing groups of patients with and without mutations in the RAS genes. * represents significant difference.
Table 3. Progression of colorectal cancer in patients characterized by cfDNA levels in their blood plasma measured after surgery and detection of cancer-associated mutations of the RAS genes by allele-specific real-time PCR
Note. Data are presented as median (Q1–Q3). Significance of difference was tested by comparing groups of patients with and without mutations in the RAS genes. * represents significant difference.