Non-invasive detection of hTERT mRNA in deep-cough swabs for early diagnosis of lung cancer
Deep-cough swab detection of hTERT mRNA provides a clinically viable, non-invasive method for auxiliary diagnosis of early-stage lung cancer, potentially complementing CT screening for pulmonary nodule management.
Authors
- Ran Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-1724)
- Shuyuan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6787-259X)
- Junqiang Lu
- Yu He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0357-681X)
- Bing Zhou
- Guoping Zhu
- Guoliang Mao
- Xi Huang
- Yinhua Liu
- Wu Sun
Institutions
- First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (CN)
- Anhui Normal University (CN)
- Zhejiang University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2026.1798729
- Primary Topic
- Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China