ctRNA

English

Noun

ctRNA (plural ctRNAs)

1. Abbreviation of circulating tumor RNA: RNA from tumours circulating in the body outside of tumours.
2. Abbreviation of counter-transcribed RNA: plasmid-encoded ncRNA (“non-coding RNA”), which binds to mRNA (“messenger RNA”) and inhibits transcription.

Hypernyms

• (circulating tumor RNA): cfRNA (“cell-free RNA”)

Related terms

• (circulating tumor RNA): ctDNA (“circulating tumour DNA”)

Anagrams

• crant