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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Ramshani Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6527557 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Communications biology 20190520
Extracellular vesicles (EV) containing microRNAs (miRNAs) have tremendous potential as biomarkers for the early detection of disease. Here, we present a simple and rapid PCR-free integrated microfluidics platform capable of absolute quantification (<10% uncertainty) of both free-floating miRNAs and EV-miRNAs in plasma with 1 pM detection sensitivity. The assay time is only 30 minutes as opposed to 13 h and requires only ~20 μL of sample as oppose to 1 mL for conventional RT-qPCR techniques. The ...[more]