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Three potential origins of ctDNA: (1) apoptotic tumor cells, (2) Living tumor cells, and (3) circulating tumor cells. Additionally, according to the hypothesis of genometastasis, ctDNA may transform normal cells to tumor cells, resulting in distant metastasis.
