Quantitative analysis of DNA with single-molecule sequencing.
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SUBMITTER: Ohshiro T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5986817 | biostudies-other | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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Quantitative analysis of DNA with single-molecule sequencing.
Ohshiro Takahito T Tsutsui Makusu M Yokota Kazumichi K Taniguchi Masateru M
Scientific reports 20180604 1
Cancer can be diagnosed by identifying DNA and microRNA base sequences that have the same base length yet differ in a few base sequences, if the abundance ratios of these slightly deviant base sequences can be determined. However, such quantitative analyses cannot be performed using the current DNA sequencers. Here we determine entire base sequences of four types of DNA corresponding to the let-7 microRNA, which is a 22-base cancer marker. We record the single-molecule conductances of the base m ...[more]
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