{"id":1475,"date":"2021-03-09T10:28:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T18:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2022-08-16T14:14:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:14:30","slug":"how-a-liquid-biopsy-helps-your-transplanted-kidney-or-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/2021\/03\/09\/how-a-liquid-biopsy-helps-your-transplanted-kidney-or-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Liquid Biopsy Helps Your Transplanted Kidney or Heart?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"1475\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"1\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<p>Every&nbsp;buzzword&nbsp;has its beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In early 2020, few had heard of \u201cSocial Distancing.\u201d By March, however, \u201cSocial Distancing\u201d had become part of the universal lexicon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the transplant community, it\u2019s just a matter of time until \u201cLiquid Biopsy\u201d becomes the latest buzzword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Liquid Biopsy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The liquid biopsy uses fragments from the blood to give information that is usually found from taking a solid biopsy. The science has been widely used in cancer diagnosis and management, replacing invasive sampling with a non-invasive blood test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As cells undergo changes, injury, or natural death, their DNA fragments are released into the blood stream. These fragments are known as cell-free DNA (cfDNA),<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0and they provide a continuous stream of information. In the case of cancer cells, a liquid biopsy is detecting the cfDNA coming from the tumor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full article, <a href=\"https:\/\/caredx.com\/patients-and-caregivers\/our-transplant-journeys\/how-a-liquid-biopsy-helps-your-transplanted-kidney-or-heart\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"1475\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"1\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loading Every&nbsp;buzzword&nbsp;has its beginning. In early 2020, few had heard of \u201cSocial Distancing.\u201d By March, however, \u201cSocial Distancing\u201d had become part of the universal lexicon. 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