In this lecture, Dennis Lo shares his journey from the discovery of fetal DNA in maternal plasma to the development of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). He also discusses the application of plasma DNA analysis to early cancer detection. Finally, he discusses recent understanding of the biology of circulating DNA in blood.
Objectives:
- To appreciate the basic biology of circulating DNA in plasma.
- To obtain an overview of the clinical applications of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT).
- To obtain some insight about the use of liquid biopsies for cancer screening.
Speaker: Dennis Lo, FRS, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Recording Date: November 16, 2020
Continuing Education Credit Information
CME/CMLE credit: 1.50 hr
Last day to purchase course and CE claim credit: February 16, 2024
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