EXHALED NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION FOR NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE LUNG

摘要

A method of detecting a microRNA present in a lung of a subject comprising amplifying, from a sample of exhaled breath condensate from the subject, a microRNA present therein by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of the microRNA to corresponding DNA. Detection of pathogenic organisms or macromolecules in the lung are also encompassed.