Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by Subject "Circulating DNA"

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    • Characterization of circulating free DNA in healthy and diseased individuals 

      Van der Vaart, Maniesh (North-West University, 2009)
      Circulating DNA is small fragments of DNA present in the blood of vertebrates. Even though the origin, function and significance of these DNA fragments are not elucidated yet, it is widely investigated as a source of ...

    • Transmission of clinical risk factors through circulating DNA 

      Aucamp, Janine (North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
      Newly synthesised, actively released circulating DNA can translocate to neighbouring and remote parts of the body, enter cells and alter their biology. It has been implicated in the bystander effect, tumour development ...