DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF MICRORNAS IN THE CIRCULATION AND THE USE OF CIRCULATING MICRORNAS AS BIOMARKERS FOR CANCER

摘要

The present invention relates to the identification of circulating miRNAs as biomarkers suitable for use in the diagnosis and prognosis of a number of cancers, in particular breast cancer. In addition, the invention relates to improved methods for the identification and quantification of such biomarkers in samples taken from patients.