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Image: The high-density Human Omni 2.5-8 SNP array (Photo courtesy of Illumina).

Genome-Wide Screening Identifies Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers

Surgery currently offers the only chance for a cure in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), but it carries a significant morbidity and mortality risk and results in varying oncologic outcomes. More...
16 Apr 2019
Image: Researchers identified an RNA signature in the blood of pregnant lupus patients that could help predict the development of preeclampsia (Photo courtesy of Medical Xpress).

Profiling of Blood Transcriptome Predicts Complications in Pregnancies

Researchers have proposed profiling of the blood transcriptome as a method to predict complications in pregnancy that might be experienced by women with systemic lupus erythematosus. More...
15 Apr 2019
Image: Dr. Brian Geiss displays a gold microwire that is one-fourth the size of a human hair (Photo courtesy of John Eisele, Colorado State University Photography).

New Test May Replace ELISA for Detecting Antibodies

A microwire-based test may replace enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) as the primary method to detect antibodies specific for pathogenic microorganisms in patient's sera. More...
15 Apr 2019
Image: New imaging technology based on fluorescent chemical probes enables visualization of what cells eat, which could aid the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as cancer (Photo courtesy of the University of Edinburgh).

Fluorescent Markers May Aid Cancer Diagnostics by Tracking Metabolites

A novel class of fluorescent markers allows real‐time tracking of essential metabolites in live cells in culture and in vivo in order to trace the acquisition of metabolic profiles from human cancer cells of variable origin. More...
15 Apr 2019
Image: Pancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red) (Photo courtesy of the U.S. National Cancer Institute).

Nuclear Hormone Expression Predicts Cancer Aggressiveness

A large-scale retrospective analysis in patients revealed that expression of the nuclear hormone receptor "retinoic-acid-receptor-related orphan receptor gamma" (RORgamma) could predict pancreatic cancer aggressiveness, since it correlated positively with advanced disease and metastasis. More...
15 Apr 2019
Image: The HiSeq 2500 sequencing system offers unprecedented output (Photo courtesy of the University of Delaware).

Fusion Genes Diagnosis Uses Targeted RNA Sequencing

Chromosomal rearrangements that juxtapose two different genes together can form a fusion gene. Fusion genes play a causal role in tumorigenesis, accounting for ~20% of human cancer morbidity. However, the prevalence of fusion genes varies widely across different cancers, and many fusion genes are specific to certain cancer sub-types. More...
10 Apr 2019
Image: Droplet digital PCR measures tumor load by non-invasive means. The technique takes advantage of the cell-free DNA circulating in blood, which is found in higher concentration in cancer patients (Photo courtesy of Christof Winter, MD, PhD).

Liquid Biopsy Potential Tested with ddPCR Technology

Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) technology has been used to investigate the benefits of tracking drug-resistance mutations in the circulating DNA (ctDNA) of patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) metastatic breast cancer. More...
10 Apr 2019
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