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Image: Globoid cell leukodystrophy: Mulinucleated macrophages (\"globoid cells\") and loss of myelinated fibers in a case of Krabbe\'s leukodystrophy (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Advanced Next-Generation Sequencing Assay Kit Now Available for the Diagnosis of Leukodystrophy

An advanced next-generation sequencing assay kit is now available to augment the use of MRI scans to diagnose the class of brain disorders known as leukodystrophies.   More...
03 Aug 2015
Image: The high-throughput automated Panther system (Photo courtesy of Hologic Inc).

Genomic Assays Identify Chikungunya Virus in Blood Donors

The risk for transfusion-transmitted infection of Chikungunya virus is currently unclear, but several factors raise concern about possible transfusion-transmitted infection with this virus, including a 10% to 25% asymptomatic infection rate and high viremic titers in asymptomatic persons.   More...
03 Aug 2015

Prenatal Testing May Also Detect Some Maternal Cancers

A new bioinformatics study shows that prenatal genetic test results, such as revealed by noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for fetal chromosome abnormalities, may also detect underlying conditions in the mother, including cancer.   More...
02 Aug 2015
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Blood Test Could Identify Diabetes Decades Before It Develops

A small molecule circulates in the blood of people who are in the early stages of type 1 diabetes and a simple blood test could detect this biological marker years, maybe decades, before symptoms develop.  More...
22 Jul 2015
Image: Histopathology of a psammoma body seen in thyroid gland papillary carcinoma (Photo courtesy of The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology).

Consensus Guidelines for Thyroid Cancer Molecular Tests Revised

National guidelines for thyroid cancer testing have been revised to reflect newly available tests that better incorporate personalized medicine into diagnosing the condition.  More...
20 Jul 2015
Image: Immunofluorescence image of human stomach section stained for ARHGAP26 (green), epithelial cadherin (red), and cell nuclei (blue). Epithelial cadherin is present in all epithelial cell types of the stomach, whereas ARHGAP26 is restricted to parietal cells (Photo courtesy of A*STAR\'s Genome Institute of Singapore).

Genomic Aberrations of Asian Gastric Cancer Discovered

The fusion of two genes gives rise to the destruction of the stomach surface barrier, resulting in gastric acids affecting the stomach tissues; moreover, this fusion also hampers wound-healing.  More...
19 Jul 2015
Image: The MMprofiler – an gene expression signatures test that helps to accurately predict prognosis for patients with multiple myeloma and to provide information that could improve clinical treatment decisions (Photo courtesy of SkylineDx).

New Test Helps Predict Prognosis in Multiple Myeloma

A new genetic activity microarray-based test helps with accurate prognosis for patients with multiple myeloma and enables clinicians to adjust their treatment accordingly.   More...
14 Jul 2015
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