Plasma samples refer to small amounts of blood that are collected for testing and analysis. It helps doctors and scientists to understand a person's health by studying the components in their blood. Full definition
Also, when two plasma samples from the same patient were available the mutation status of each was compared. (sciencedaily.com)
Notably, we studied the feasibility for enrichment of ctDNA by physical and in silico size selection in plasma samples collected in 51 patients from multiple cancer types. (moleculardxeurope.com)
The team refined the assay with independent investigations of plasma samples from patients with different stages of cancer, from individuals with benign pancreatic disease, and from healthy controls, all obtained from Petersen, who directs the biospecimen resource program for pancreas research at the Mayo Clinic. (sciencedaily.com)