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Image: Bone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons)

Precise Measurement of DNA Length Polymorphisms Used to Diagnose Acute Myeloid Leukemia

By combining two powerful analytical tools, researchers have demonstrated the ability to diagnose diseases such as leukemia by quantifying both the size and proportion of DNA length polymorphisms. More...
08 Feb 2021
Image: The Natera Signatera Assay Can Predict Colon Cancer Relapse Months Earlier (Photo courtesy of Mohammed Haneefa Nizamud)

Liquid Biopsy Predicts Colon Cancer Relapse Months Earlier

Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel movements, weight loss, and fatigue. More...
03 Feb 2021
Image: DNA fragments (yellow) derived from a transplanted heart alongside the patient’s own DNA (blue). A new blood test measures donor DNA fragments and detects acute heart transplant rejection earlier than current methods (Photo courtesy of Erina He, NIH Medical Arts)

Cell-Free DNA Detects Heart Allograft Acute Rejection

After heart transplantation, Endomyocardial biopsy (EMBx) is used to monitor for acute rejection (AR). Unfortunately, EMBx is invasive and its conventional histologic interpretation has limitations. More...
02 Feb 2021
Image: Structure of the CRMP1 protein (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

AI-guided Immunoassay Measures Maternal Autoantibodies to Predict Likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder

An AI-guided immunoassay that measures maternal autoantibodies accurately predicts the likelihood that a child will develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD). More...
02 Feb 2021
Image: The 20-minute AI analysis detected prostate cancer in urine samples from 76 patients with greater than 99% accuracy (Photo courtesy of Korea Institute of Science and Technology)

A Rapid AI-based Screening Test for Prostate Cancer Biomarkers in Urine

A team of Korean investigators developed a highly accurate rapid technique for diagnosing prostate cancer based on AI (artificial intelligence) monitoring of urinary biomarkers. More...
01 Feb 2021
Image: False-colored electron microscopic image of Bifidobacterium that are one of the major genera of bacteria that make up the gastrointestinal tract and are associated with variants in the lactase gene locus (Photo courtesy of The Keck Science Department of the Claremont Colleges)

ABO Histo-Blood Groups Influence Makeup of Gut Microbiome

Recent genome-wide association studies yielded inconsistent, underpowered and rarely replicated results such that the role of human host genetics as a contributing factor to microbiome assembly and structure remains uncertain. More...
01 Feb 2021
Image: The Cyan ADP flow cytometer (Photo courtesy of Beckman Coulter).

Specific RUNX1 Mutations Cause Different Disease Types

Mutations of the hematopoietic master regulator RUNX1 are associated with acute myeloid leukemia, familial platelet disorder and other hematological malignancies whose phenotypes and prognoses depend upon the class of the RUNX1 mutation. More...
28 Jan 2021
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