Clinical Chemistry
High Thyroid Hormone Levels Associated with Arterial Disease
Atherosclerosis is the process of progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of arteries from fat deposits on their inner lining. Atherosclerosis progresses insidiously from a subclinical condition to the clinical onset of vascular events to death. More...15 Nov 2017
Potential Autoantigen Identified in Aggressive Kidney Disease
Fibrillary glomerulonephritis (FGN) is an aggressive kidney disease, and nearly half of patients become dependent on dialysis within several years of diagnosis. No unique clinical markers of FGN have been identified to help diagnose FGN, and current tests involve time-consuming analyses with light microscopy, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy. More...13 Nov 2017
Fecal Calprotectin Predicts Complete Mucosal Healing in UC
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by a disease course involving relapses and remissions. Historically, clinical remission was the major treatment target for patients with UC. More...13 Nov 2017
Blood Test Can Effectively Rule Out Breast Cancer
Breast density is associated with reduced imaging resolution in the detection of breast cancer. Breast density is a radiologic phenomenon that is not discernable by palpation; it is a radiologist’s assessment. Imaging rays permeate dense breast tissue in a more opaque manner, thereby reducing image resolution. More...07 Nov 2017
Single-Cell Diagnostics Advocated for Breast Cancer Subtyping
In an opinion article based their analysis of studies, two medical researchers argue that women diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) would likely benefit from treatment based also on identifying the molecular subtype of different cells within their tumors, in addition to current molecular and histopathology testing of collections of tumor cells. More...06 Nov 2017
Genetic Mutation Linked to New Form of Diabetes
Finding the genetic cause of rare familial diabetes (monogenic diabetes) provides new biological insights into human pancreas development and function, as well as potentially novel therapeutic targets with important treatment implications. More...02 Nov 2017
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