Clinical Chemistry
A Discrete Gene Signature Is a Diagnostic and Predictive Biomarker for Kidney Transplant Rejection
A genetic signature comprising two messenger RNA molecules that encode immune system proteins and one noncoding RNA molecule that participates in protein production has been shown to be diagnostic and prognostic of acute cellular rejection in kidney transplants. More...15 Jul 2013
Immunohistochemistry as Effective as DNA Hybridization for Detecting ALK Rearrangement in Lung Cancer Patients
Researchers demonstrated that immunohistochemistry provided a reliable and cost-effective diagnostic approach in routine pathologic laboratories for the identification of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. More...08 Jul 2013
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Mast Cell Biomarker Predicts Severity of Dengue
Novel Biomarker Diagnoses Acute Heart Failure
Urine Tests Improve Detection of Liver Cancer and Cholangiocarcinoma
Saliva Collection Methods Evaluated for Proteome Analysis
Personalized Prostate Cancer Screening Improves Specificity
Basic Lipid Panel Faulted in Heart Disease Risk
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