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Image: Schematics of a DNA-modified, two working-electrode arrays to measure methyltransferase activity from tissue samples (Photo courtesy of Ariel Furst/Caltech).

Sensitive Technique Detects Colorectal Cancer in Tissue Samples

A new sensitive technique has been developed that is capable of detecting colorectal cancer in tissue samples and the method could one day be used in clinical settings for the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer.   More...
13 Jul 2015
Image: The NanoSight LM10 instrument used for nanoparticle analysis (Photo courtesy of Malvern Instruments).

Blood Test Biomarker Differentiates Early Stage Pancreatic Cancer

A new biomarker that successfully differentiated patients with pancreatic cancer from those with another pancreatic disease could lead to a blood test that detects pancreatic cancer early enough for curative surgery to be feasible.  More...
13 Jul 2015
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Massively Parallel Gene Function Assays Reduce Genetic Diagnoses Ambiguity

Genetic tests increasingly use more comprehensive multi-gene and whole-genome sequencing methods and it is becoming more common for patients to learn they carry a variant of unknown significance.  More...
07 Jul 2015
Image: Histopathology of pancreatic adenocarcinoma arising in the pancreas head region (Photo courtesy of Dr. KGH/Wikimedia).

Multiple Genetic Changes Linked to Increased Pancreatic Cancer Risk

A genome-wide association study, believed to be the largest of its kind, has uncovered four regions in the human genome where changes may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer.   More...
06 Jul 2015
Image: Blood smear of child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Photo courtesy of Ohio State University).

Gene Mutation Identified That Can Trigger Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Some familial platelet disorders are associated with predisposition to leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome or dyserythropoietic anemia.  More...
05 Jul 2015

Overexpression of X Chromosome Genes Is Biomarker for Female Mental Disorders

A recent paper suggested that elevated expression of the genes XIST and KDM5C could be used as a biological marker for diagnosis of major affective disorders in a significantly large subset of female patients from the general population.  More...
01 Jul 2015
Image: The CFX96 real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection system (Photo courtesy of Bio-Rad Laboratories).

Efficient Molecular Method Detects Pathogenic Leptospires

The diagnosis of leptospirosis, which primarily relies on antiquated serotyping methods, is particularly challenging due to presentation of non-specific symptoms shared by other febrile illnesses, often leading to misdiagnosis.   More...
29 Jun 2015
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