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Image: The M220 Focused-ultrasonicator is used for DNA Shearing for Next-Generation Sequencing (Photo courtesy of Covaris).

Genetic Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Appears Distinct in African Americans

The inflammatory bowel diseases Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) arise in the context of inappropriate activation of the intestinal immune system in response to an environmental trigger in individuals who are genetically predisposed. More...
03 Mar 2021
Image: The QX200 Droplet Digital PCR system (Photo courtesy of Bio-Rad).

ctDNA Provides Prognostic Clues in Advanced BRAF-Mutated Melanoma Cases

A BRAF mutation is a change in a BRAF gene. That change in the gene can lead to an alteration in a protein that regulates cell growth that could allow the melanoma to grow more aggressively. Approximately half of melanomas carry this mutation and are referred to as mutated, or BRAF positive. More...
02 Mar 2021
Image: Illustration of a lateral flow assay (LFA) (Photo courtesy of U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration via Wikimedia Commons)

Rapid Lateral Flow Assays Detect COVID-19 Variants and Differentiate COVID-19 from Other Respiratory Viral Diseases

A recent publication reported the development of two rapid diagnostic tests - one that detects COVID-19 variants and one that differentiates COVID-19 from other respiratory viral diseases. More...
02 Mar 2021
Image: The HD-X Analyzer is the latest model of the fully automated Simoa bead-based immunoassay platform. (Photo courtesy of Quanterix)

Elevated Plasma Levels of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Indicate Increased Alzheimer’s Risk

A recent study has demonstrated that plasma levels of the protein GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein) are elevated in cognitively normal older adults at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. More...
01 Mar 2021
Image: The Pharos Micro prototype used in pulse-controlled amplification for infectious disease diagnostics (Photo courtesy of Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology).

Pulse-Controlled Amplification Tested for Infectious Disease Diagnostics

Molecular diagnostics has become essential in the identification of many infectious and neglected diseases, and the detection of nucleic acids often serves as the gold standard technique for most infectious agents. More...
25 Feb 2021
Image: High-power photomicrograph of ductal adenocarcinoma (Prostate cancer) illustrating tall columnar cells with pale to clear cytoplasm and large ovoid nuclei (Photo courtesy of David J. Grignon, MD).

22-Gene Genomic Classifier Validated in Recurrent Prostate Cancer Patients

When prostate cancer has been detected or has returned following initial treatment with surgery, radiation therapy and/or hormone therapy, it is said to be recurrent or relapsed. Treatment of recurrent prostate cancer depends on what treatment a patient has previously received and the extent of the cancer. More...
25 Feb 2021
Image: Micrograph of a colorectal adenocarcinoma (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Plasma or Urine Liquid Biopsy Tests May Guide Colorectal Cancer Treatment

A recent paper suggested that liquid biopsy examination of blood or urine could aid in evaluating the effectiveness of therapy for colorectal cancers that had begun to metastasize beyond the site of the original tumor. More...
23 Feb 2021
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Genetic Testing channel of LabMedica brings the latest in molecular genetics, cytogenetics, and epigenetics, and methods from PCR to FISH, and more.