Molecular Diagnostics

Biomarker Identified for Early Beta-Cell Death in Type 1 Diabetes
Beta cells in the pancreas produce insulin and their death is a key feature of Type 1 diabetes, and that loss starts long before diagnosis. However, there has been no straightforward way to measure that early loss. More...18 Sep 2019

Automated Collection of CTCs Improves Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
A recent paper described the benefits of circulating tumor cell (CTC) analysis for improving the diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer beyond currently used PSA (prostate specific antigen) measurement, biopsy and/or MRI imagery. More...16 Sep 2019
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Autoimmune Antibody Identified as Biomarker for Tachycardia Syndrome
Results published in a recent paper suggested that postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) was probably an autoimmune disorder and may boost the development of a simple blood test to diagnose the condition. More...16 Sep 2019

Human Intestinal Enteroids Used to Detect Norovirus Infectivity
Human norovirus accounts for 18% of acute gastroenteritis cases worldwide. Molecular nucleic acid tests, such as real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR), are widely used for laboratory diagnosis of norovirus RNA in clinical samples. More...12 Sep 2019

Detergent-Enhanced LAMP Detects African Trypanosome in CSF
Human African trypanosomiasis is a fatal disease, if untreated, spread by bloodsucking tsetse flies. These protozoan parasites first enter the lymph and blood to invade many organ systems, the early stage sleeping sickness. More...12 Sep 2019

Fungus-Associated Bacteriome Associated with C. difficile Infection
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), the most common etiology of nosocomial infectious diarrhea, is caused by an intestinal dysbiosis that is virtually always attributable to antibiotics. This causes one of the most common hospital-acquired infections in the USA. More...11 Sep 2019
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