Can host ccfDNA be quantified instead of viral gene?

10 October 2017 0 4K Report

I'd like to know if plasma circulating DNA of host can be quantified instead of proviral DNA of an RNA virus, and what are the implications of doing the former instead of the latter. Thank you

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