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SUBMITTER: Grilz E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6618331 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grilz Ella E Mauracher Lisa-Marie LM Posch Florian F Königsbrügge Oliver O Zöchbauer-Müller Sabine S Marosi Christine C Lang Irene I Pabinger Ingrid I Ay Cihan C
British journal of haematology 20190409 2
Prior studies indicate that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are associated with arterial thromboembolism (ATE) and mortality. We investigated the association between NET formation biomarkers (citrullinated histone H3 [H3Cit], cell-free DNA [cfDNA], and nucleosomes) and the risk of ATE and all-cause mortality in patients with cancer. In this prospective cohort study, H3Cit, cfDNA and nucleosome levels were determined at study inclusion, and patients with newly diagnosed cancer or progressiv ...[more]