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Molecular Diagnostics

New Glioma Test Provides Answers during Surgical Procedures

A new diagnostic test detects certain mutations in glioma tumors during brain surgery and identifies those sensitive to metabolic chemotherapeutic agents. More...
13 Aug 2018
Image: A test incorporating the 13-transcripts might enable earlier diagnosis and treatment of Kawasaki Disease (Photo courtesy of the University of California, San Diego and Imperial College London).

Gene Test Distinguishes Kawasaki Disease from Other Illnesses

Kawasaki disease (KD), the most common acquired heart disease in children, can be diagnosed using a blood test that measures a 13-transcript gene expression signature. More...
13 Aug 2018
Image: The Bladder EpiCheck diagnostic kit (Photo courtesy of Nucleix).

Urine Test Accurately Detects Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Urinary tests have been studied for the detection of bladder tumors; however, most of these tests have not been implemented in clinical practice because of cost issues, practical aspects, or insufficient sensitivity or specificity as compared to the gold standard. More...
10 Aug 2018
Image: The NeuMoDx GBS assay is run on the 288 molecular system (Photo courtesy of NeuMoDx Molecular).

FDA Clears Diagnostic Assay for Group B Strep

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a Gram-positive bacterium found in 10% to 35% of healthy adults and is a commonly found bacterium within the human body. A person who carries GBS and does not present symptoms of GBS disease is said to be “colonized” with GBS. More...
10 Aug 2018
Image: The Applied Biosystems 7500 real-time PCR System (Photo courtesy of Thermo Fisher Scientific).

Infections Defined in Urothelial Bladder Tumors

Bladder cancer is estimated to be the 9th most common cancer worldwide and over 90% of bladder tumors are classed as urothelial bladder carcinomas (UBCs), with 75% to 80% presenting at non-muscle-invasive (NMIBC) stages and the remainder presenting at muscle-invasive (MIBC) and metastatic stages. More...
09 Aug 2018
Image: A comparison of healthy bone and osteoporosis (Photo courtesy of PharmacyPedia).

Fracture Risk Predicted with New Genetic Screen

Low bone mineral density (BMD) is the major determinant for osteopenia and osteoporosis, which increase the chances of fragility fracture especially for elderly women. Low BMD is also a risk factor for bone fractures, especially stress fracture. More...
09 Aug 2018
Image: A diagram of the hypothesis for the onset mechanism of childhood steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (Photo courtesy of Kobe University).

Susceptible Genes Identified for Childhood Kidney Disease

Childhood nephrotic syndrome, also known as nephrosis, is an incurable disease with an unknown cause, characterized by large amounts of protein leaving the body in the patient's urine, and protein levels in the bloodstream becoming extremely low. More...
09 Aug 2018
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