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Molecular Diagnostics

Image: Histopathology of Barrett\'s esophagus; the metaplasic epithelium of Barrett\'s esophagus is characterized by goblet cell, which stain blue with alcian blue (Photo courtesy of Nephron).

Molecular Test Predicts Cancer Risk of Barrett's Esophagus

A molecular diagnostic test has been developed for predicting risk of progression from Barrett's esophagus to esophageal cancer approximately three to four years before the cancer progresses.  More...
02 Jun 2015
Image: Cxbladder kit, for the noninvasive laboratory test for the detection of bladder cancer (Photo courtesy of Peter Wren-Hilton).

Molecular Test Stratifies Patients with Bladder Cancer Symptoms

A urine-based molecular diagnostic combines clinical risk factors and gene expression biomarkers to accurately triage patients presenting with blood in their urine who have a low probability of urothelial cancer.  More...
01 Jun 2015
Image: Histopathology of a prostate biopsy showing normal prostatic glands and glands of prostate cancer prostate adenocarcinoma in right upper aspect of image (Photo courtesy of Nephron).

Urine-Based Test Improves Detection of Prostate Cancer

A new urine-based test improved prostate cancer detection, including detecting more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, compared to traditional models based on prostate serum antigen, or PSA, levels.   More...
01 Jun 2015

Novel Classifier Test Helps Reduce Invasive Procedures in Lung Cancer Diagnosis

In a large prospective multicenter set of two clinical validation studies, a new bronchial genomic test was found effective in helping to prevent unnecessary invasive, often risky and expensive procedures during diagnosis of suspected lung cancer cases.  More...
01 Jun 2015
Image: The cobas KRAS mutation real-time polymerase chain reaction test (Photo courtesy of Roche).

KRAS Mutation Test for Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Approved

A real-time polymerase chain reaction test has been designed to identify the Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene mutations in tumor samples from metastatic colorectal cancer patients and aid clinicians in determining a therapeutic path for them.  More...
27 May 2015
Image: The MassARRAY mass spectrometer (Photo courtesy of Agena Bioscience).

New Light Shed on the Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

The transient receptor potential superfamily in humans comprises 27 cation channels with permeability to monovalent and divalent cations and these channels are widely expressed within humans on cells and tissues and have significant sensory and regulatory roles on most physiological functions.  More...
27 May 2015
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Blood Signature Analysis Helps Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease Earlier

The diagnosis of Parkinson's is usually not established until advanced neurodegeneration leads to clinically detectable symptoms involving the malfunction and death of vital nerve cells in the brain.   More...
26 May 2015
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Genetic Testing channel of LabMedica brings the latest in molecular genetics, cytogenetics, and epigenetics, and methods from PCR to FISH, and more.