LabQ 2023 Clinical Laboratory: Molecular Diagnostics Faculty/Authors MEGAN SWILLEY, MLS(ASCP) MBCIRCULOGENE THERANOSTICSBirmingham, Alabama CMLE Credit: 2.0 Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam
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Release Date: 05/27/2023Review Date:Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
identify some specific ways that digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) is currently being applied to liquid biopsies in clinical testing;
describe tumor heterogeneity and how it relates to liquid biopsies;
compare the methods used to partition samples in dPCR;
analyze and interpret a dPCR scatterplot; and
assess the best applications of next-generation sequencing vs PCR in liquid biopsy analysis.