The maximum somatic allele frequency (MSAF) and ctDNA

The maximum somatic allele frequency (MSAF) value indicates the highest allele frequency of the detected somatic variants. Why could MSAF be used to estimate the ctDNA amount in the blood?

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written 6.4 years ago by anlinli.napert 0

Pasting entire contents of a thread as title is not good etiquette for an online forum. Please edit the thread and use a title that concisely describes the question you intend to ask in the body of the post.

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written 6.4 years ago by GenoMax 16K

OK, thanks for kindly reminding. I am new to this community.

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