Molecular Diagnostics

Potential Microbial Markers Identified for Cervical Pre-Cancer Progression
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. However, only a small percentage of high-risk (HR) HPV infections progress to cervical pre-cancer and cancer. The role of the cervicovaginal microbiome (CVM) in the natural history of HR-HPV has been investigated. More...08 Apr 2020


Deep Throat SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load Ascertained in Saliva Samples
Posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples are a non-invasive specimen more acceptable to patients and health-care workers. Unlike severe acute respiratory syndrome, patients with COVID-19 had the highest viral load near presentation, which could account for the fast-spreading nature of this epidemic. More...06 Apr 2020


Hybrid Liquid Biopsy Platform Enables Tracking and Monitoring of Circulating Tumor Cells
By creating a hybrid microfluidic liquid biopsy platform that incorporates atomic force microscopy (AFM), cancer researchers have captured and characterized circulating tumor cells (CTCs), a technique which should prove useful in the diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer as well as other forms of cancer. More...01 Apr 2020

Early Prediction of Resistance to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Reported
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations that confer sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) in non-small cell lung carcinomas paved the way for a precision medicine approach in this neoplastic form. More...31 Mar 2020

Urine-Based Kidney Transplantation Rejection Risk Assay Launched
For kidney transplant recipients, prompt and accurate detection of transplant rejection is vital for timely intervention. Unfortunately, the gold standard for diagnosis of rejection is kidney biopsy, an invasive procedure. More...30 Mar 2020
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