| CPC C12N 15/1003 (2013.01) [B01D 21/26 (2013.01); B01D 21/262 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A method for extracting nucleic acids from a biological sample from a subject, comprising the steps of:
a) isolating microvesicles comprising exosomes from the biological sample by one or more centrifugation procedures to pellet the microvesicles from the biological sample and generate isolated, pelleted microvesicles comprising exosomes, wherein none of the centrifugation procedures are performed at a speed exceeding 20,000 g;
and b) extracting nucleic acids from the isolated, pelleted microvesicles comprising exosomes, wherein the extracted nucleic acids comprise 18S and 28S rRNAs.
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