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Exosomics Siena SeleCTEV-DNA and SortEV-RNA

Jul 13, 2018

Exosomics Siena has launched its first proprietary liquid biopsy solutions, SeleCTEV-DNA and SortEV-RNA, which are both designed to aid selective isolation of tumor-derived nucleic acids from complex biofluids such as plasma or serum.

Unlike most liquid biopsy methods where total nucleic acids are harvested from blood Exosomics Siena's technology is based on the isolation and enrichment of tumor-derived exosomes. The new kits use unique affinity methods to select exosomes from which the DNA or RNA, respectively, can be extracted. Additionally, the SeleCTEV-DNA kit can be used to isolate circulating cell-free DNA in addition to DNA borne by exosomes.

Both tools are currently for research use only.

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