Molecular Diagnostics

Noninvasive Prenatal Testing of Single Gene Diseases Developed
An approach that allows for the noninvasive assessment of both maternally and paternally inherited mutations involves the analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in maternal plasma DNA with reference to parental haplotype information. More...01 Feb 2017

Gene Panel Differentiates Survival Outcomes in Humans Infected with Ebola
A team of molecular virologists used transcriptome data from individuals infected with Ebola virus and from convalescent patients recovering from the disease to identify early stage host factors that were associated with the acute illness and those that differentiated patients who survived from those that died. More...31 Jan 2017

LAMP-Kit Diagnoses Non-Falciparum Malaria
Malaria incidence has recently been declining globally, although in many African countries it is still one of the top health problems and the efforts to control and eradicate malaria will still need a strong diagnostic capacity, which allows any parasitaemic patient to be detected and treated sooner. More...26 Jan 2017

Liquid Biopsy Assists with Tumor Treatment Response Monitoring
Non-invasive “liquid biopsies” such as blood tests are growing in use as they help overcome problems of inherent tumor heterogeneity of cancer cells, while providing previously unavailable insight into drug-resistance. They are essential in tracking and monitoring an otherwise intractable disease. More...19 Jan 2017


Mutational Profile of Metastatic Breast Cancers Analyzed
Breast cancer often results in poor outcomes after it has metastasized to distant organs, but, while primary breast tumors have been extensively characterized at the molecular level, metastatic lesions are poorly understood. More...18 Jan 2017

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