Molecular Diagnostics

Rapid Assay Detects Pyrazinamide-Resistant Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains, remains one of the most frequent infectious diseases worldwide. Due to its high frequency and the increased risk of co-resistance to other drugs, rapid detection of pyrazinamide (PZA) resistance is essential to control the MDR-TB epidemic. More...27 May 2019


Assay Stratifies Esophageal Cancer Patients for Treatment
The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) in the Western world has risen six-fold in the last 40 years with the highest incidence occurring in the UK and there were about 9,200 cases of the disease reported in the UK in 2015. It accounts for 3% of cancer cases in the UK each year. More...22 May 2019


Clinical Trial Highlights Poor Prognosis for Bladder Cancer Patients
Analysis of the IMvigor 210 clinical trials involving patients with platinum-refractory or cisplatin-ineligible urothelial carcinoma (the most common type of bladder cancer) who were treated with the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab identified a resistance signature as an immune biomarker that may aid in development of personalized treatment of the disease. More...20 May 2019

Prostate Cancer Severity Indicated by Location and Concentration of Syntaphilin
A biomarker has been identified that may enable doctors to predict which patients with early indications of prostate cancer will be likely to develop the much more serious invasive and metastatic form of the disease. More...20 May 2019
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Diagnostic Methods Compared for Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis
Personalized Detection of ctDNA Antedates Breast Cancer
Novel Genes and Pathways Discovered in Celiac Disease
Protein Atlas Accelerates Personalized Medicine in Leukemia Patients
Biomarkers of Oral Cancer Discovered
Human Microbiome Features Stratify Children with IBS
Unexplained Liver Disease Diagnosed by Whole-Exome Sequencing
Multi-Gene Panel Testing Catches Cancer Risk Variants
High-Res Genotyping Improves Survival for Stem Cell Transplantation
Sequencing Finds Germline Risk Variants in Pediatric Cancer Cases
Biochip Assay Rapidly Detects Mycobacterial Isolates
Multiplex Assay Detects Pathogens in NF Patients
DNA Sequencing Reduces Huntington's Disease Diagnosis
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