Chemicals and Drugs

Cell-Free Nucleic Acids

Nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) found circulating in SERUM; PLASMA; or other BODY FLUIDS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) found circulating in SERUM; PLASMA; or other BODY FLUIDS.

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Synonyms

37 entry terms
  • Cell-Free Nucleic Acid
  • Circulating Cell-Free Nucleic Acid
  • Circulating Cell-Free Nucleic Acids
  • Circulating Nucleic Acid
  • Circulating Nucleic Acids
  • Acid, Circulating Nucleic
  • Acids, Circulating Nucleic
  • Cell Free Nucleic Acid
  • Cell Free Nucleic Acids
  • Circulating Cell Free Nucleic Acid
  • Circulating Cell Free Nucleic Acids
  • Nucleic Acid, Cell-Free
  • Nucleic Acid, Circulating
  • Nucleic Acids, Cell-Free
  • Nucleic Acids, Circulating
  • Cell-Free DNA
  • Cell-Free Deoxyribonucleic Acid
  • Cell-Free RNA
  • Cell-Free Ribonucleic Acid
  • Circulating DNA
  • Circulating RNA
  • cfDNA
  • cfRNA
  • cirDNA
  • cirRNA
  • Acid, Cell-Free Deoxyribonucleic
  • Acid, Cell-Free Ribonucleic
  • Cell Free DNA
  • Cell Free Deoxyribonucleic Acid
  • Cell Free RNA
  • Cell Free Ribonucleic Acid
  • DNA, Cell-Free
  • DNA, Circulating
  • Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Cell-Free
  • RNA, Cell-Free
  • RNA, Circulating
  • Ribonucleic Acid, Cell-Free

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • DNA/blood (1998-2017)

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Tree Number

  1. D13.444w.154

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cell-Free Nucleic Acids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073888. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073888
  2. Cell-Free Nucleic Acids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66981054