Diagnostic value of microRNAs derived from exosomes in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of early-stage lung adenocarcinoma: A pilot study.

Ji Eun KimJung Seop EomWon-Young KimEun Jung JoJeongha MokKwangha LeeKi Uk KimHye-Kyung ParkMin Ki LeeMi Hyun Kim

Published in: Thoracic cancer (2018)

We identified a close correlation between BAL fluid exosomal miRNAs and tumor miRNAs. BAL fluid exosomal miRNAs obtained through noninvasive methods could serve as diagnostic biomarkers in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma.

Keyphrases

early stage
sentinel lymph node
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow