ctRNA
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[edit]Noun
[edit]ctRNA (plural ctRNAs)
- Abbreviation of circulating tumor RNA: RNA from tumours circulating in the body outside of tumours.
- Abbreviation of counter-transcribed RNA: plasmid-encoded ncRNA (“non-coding RNA”), which binds to mRNA (“messenger RNA”) and inhibits transcription.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (circulating tumor RNA): cfRNA (“cell-free RNA”)
Related terms
[edit]- (circulating tumor RNA): ctDNA (“circulating tumour DNA”)