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Image: The MiSeq Next Generation Sequencing System (Photo courtesy of Illumina).

Cheaper Gene Panels Are Useful Alternative to Whole-Genome Sequencing

About 10% of women with a personal or family history of breast or ovarian cancer have at least one genetic mutation that, if known, would prompt their doctors to recommend changes in their care.   More...
30 Apr 2014
Image: The Genome Analyzer IIx (Photo courtesy of Illumina).

Genome Sequencing of MRSA Infection Predicts Disease Severity

Bacterial pathogens, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, cause disease in part due to toxicity, or the bacterium's ability to damage a host's tissue.  More...
24 Apr 2014
Image: Micrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma, the most common form of prostate cancer (Photo courtesy of Zephron).

New Test Could Accurately Predict Prostate Cancer Recurrence

A test based on genetic signature and tumor oxygen levels, which boost the test’s accuracy, can predict whether a man is at high risk of prostate cancer recurrence.  More...
24 Apr 2014
Image: A photomicrograph of Mycobacterium leprae, the small brick-red rods, taken from a leprosy skin lesion (Photo courtesy of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention).

Molecular-Based Techniques Diagnose Leprosy

The classic tools to diagnose leprosy are based on bacillary counts and histopathology, but these have been facing hurdles, especially in distinguishing latent infection from active disease and diagnosing paucibacillary clinical forms.  More...
23 Apr 2014
Image: The Quant-iT PicoGreen dsDNA Assay Kit (Photo courtesy of Invitrogen).

Blood Test Provides Rapid Method of Detecting Solid Cancers

Circulating tumor DNA is a promising biomarker for noninvasive assessment of cancer burden, but existing detection methods have insufficient sensitivity or patient coverage for broad clinical applicability.  More...
22 Apr 2014
Image: The QuantiTect Reverse Transcription Kit (Photo courtesy of Qiagen)

Blood Tests Predict Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

A simple blood test can predict a person's risk for sudden cardiac death, enabling physicians to quickly and accurately assess a patient's need for an implantable cardiac defibrillator.  More...
17 Apr 2014

Testing for Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Goes NexGen

A patent pending genomic technique that rapidly sequences 12 genes associated with complement-mediated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome is now being used to diagnose this rare disorder.   More...
15 Apr 2014
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