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Molecular Diagnostics

Gene Profile Predicts Risk of Bladder Cancer Recurrence

A genomic study has pinpointed several markers that identify bladder cancer patients at risk of recurrence and that may be indicators of overall survival status.  More...
07 Apr 2014
Image: The Qubit Quantitation Fluorometer platform quantifies DNA, RNA, and protein (Photo courtesy of Life technologies).

Novel DNA Test Evaluates Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

The alternative DNA test offers clinically relevant genetic information to identify why a miscarriage may have occurred years earlier and it is possible to identify chromosomal variants and abnormalities in nearly 50% of the samples.  More...
03 Apr 2014
Image: Photomicrograph of tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma metastases in the axillary lymph nodes (Photo courtesy of Dr. Arvind Krishnamurthy).

Gene Fusion Identified as Cause of Rare Thyroid Cancer

Analysis of tumor and whole blood DNA by whole genome sequencing has identified the fusion of two genes as the genetic driver in an aggressive tall cell variant of papillary thyroid cancer.   More...
03 Apr 2014
Image: Histopathology showing degranulation of eosinophils (pink) with adjacent nerves (brown) in the duodenum of a patient with functional bowel disorder (Photo courtesy of Dr. Marjorie Walker).

Genetic Clue to Irritable Bowel Syndrome Found

Irritable bowel syndrome may be caused by genetics, diet, past trauma, anxiety and all are thought to play a role, but now, for the first time, a defined genetic defect that causes a subset of IBS has been reported.   More...
03 Apr 2014
Image: A cystic adenocarcinoma in the pancreas head; cross-section of CT scan with i.v. contrast injection (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia).

Proteomic Profiling Enables Earlier Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

A newly developed method has correctly identified pancreatic cancer potential with higher accuracy than cytology and cyst fluid carcinoembryonic antigen testing, and could be used to improve prevention and reduce unwarranted surgery.  More...
02 Apr 2014

FDA Clears First-of-Its-kind Postnatal Test for Developmental Disabilities

The US Food and Drug Administration has recently cleared a new postnatal blood test to help diagnose children’s genetic-based developmental disabilities more comprehensively by enabling a high-resolution genome-wide analysis of genetic aberrations.  More...
02 Apr 2014
Image: Illumina HiSeq 2500 ultra-high-throughput sequencing system (Photo courtesy of Konrad Förstner).

New Gene Linked to Key Heart Attack Risk Factor

A previously unrecognized gene variation that makes humans have healthier blood lipid levels and reduced risk of heart attacks has been found.   More...
26 Mar 2014
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