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Image: The High-Sensitivity Troponin I assay (TnIH) (Photo courtesy of Siemens Healthineers).

New Troponin Assays Receive US Marketing Clearance

Two high precision assays for the measurement of the cardiac marker troponin I (TnIH) have been certified for marketing in the United States. More...
08 Aug 2018

MicroRNA Panel Delivers Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis

A 19 microRNA panel established by using next-generation sequencing classifies indeterminate thyroid nodule samples as being either malignant or benign. More...
08 Aug 2018
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Image: A histopathology of adenoid cystic/basal cell carcinoma of the prostate gland (Photo courtesy of Nephron).

Genetic Alterations Correlated to Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men, and while the disease is often indolent and treatable, some cases are aggressive. Distinguishing between the two could guide treatment decisions. More...
03 Aug 2018
Image: The Infinium Human Methylation 450K BeadChip: robust methylation profiling microarray with extensive coverage of CpG islands, genes, and enhancers; used for epigenome-wide association studies (Photo courtesy of Illumina).

DNA Methylation Linked to Depression in Middle-Aged and Elderly

More than 300 million people across the world suffer from depression, and while genetics contributes to depression risk, so do environmental factors such as adverse life events and stress, particularly among individuals who develop depression later in life. More...
03 Aug 2018
Image: The Sensiscript reverse transcription kit is ideally suited for highly sensitive applications using very small amounts of RNA (Photo courtesy of Qiagen).

New Target Protein for Colon Cancer Identified

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women in the USA. Pathogenic mediators that regulate CRC tumorigenesis are desirable biomarkers to predict prognosis, recurrence of the disease, and response to therapy to improve the management of patients with CRC. More...
02 Aug 2018
Image: The NextSeq 550Dx next-generation sequencing system (Photo courtesy of Illumina).

Neuro Disorders Involving Epilepsy Include Distinct De Novo Variants

Epilepsy is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations, and sometimes loss of awareness. More...
26 Jul 2018
Image: Genomic sequencing trajectory from the 1990s to the present (Photo courtesy of Mayo Clinic).

Sequencing Produces Better Diagnostics for Pediatric Genetic Disease

Currently, chromosomal microarrays are the recommended first-line genomic tests for children with certain genetic diseases, which can be difficult to diagnose. However, whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing have become more common testing approaches in recent years. More...
26 Jul 2018
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