Humana Press, Methods in Molecular Biology, p. 71-85
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1619-1_7
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In recent years, microRNAs (miRNA) have been demonstrated to be present in body fluids and may therefore serve as diagnostic markers for diseases. By characterizing miRNA profiles in plasma, a miRNA signature may potentially be developed as a diagnostic and risk assessment tool for particular (patho)physiological states. This chapter describes the isolation, purification, identification, and sequencing of human plasma miRNAs.