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Image: A diagram of microRNA-mediated dynamic bidirectional shift between the subclasses of glioblastoma stem-like cells (Photo courtesy of Brigham and Women\'s Hospital).

Specific MicroRNA Identifies Glioblastoma Subtypes

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), an extremely aggressive brain cancer, is a very complex disease. It is characterized by a fast-growing tumor in the brain composed of many subpopulations of cells, including glioblastoma stem cells, which play a crucial role in glioblastoma initiation, expansion and therapy-resistance. More...
26 Jul 2017
Image: The Single Molecule Array (Simoa) HD-1 analyzer (Photo courtesy of Quanterix).

MicroRNA Technology Proves Useful for Liver Toxicity Detection

A single probe method has been developed for detecting microRNA from human serum using single molecule arrays, with sequence specificity down to a single base, and without the use of amplification by polymerases. More...
26 Jul 2017

Genomic Variants Contribute to Cognitive Impairment

Genetic alterations of rare deletions or duplications of small DNA segments, called copy number variants (CNVs), have been known to increase risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, and intellectual disability. More...
26 Jul 2017
Image: The Afirma Gene Expression Classifier kit for thyroid FNA Analysis reduces thyroid cancer surgery treatment costs (Photo courtesy of Veracyte).

Molecular Testing Evaluated for Thyroid Nodules

Thyroid nodules are a common clinical concern and increasing use of diagnostic imaging likely explains a large part of the increased incidence of thyroid nodules and the subsequent diagnosis of thyroid cancer that has been observed during the last three decades. More...
26 Jul 2017
Image: The enzyme E3 ubiquitin ligase (RFWD3) helps target other proteins on single-stranded DNA for degradation. B: Cells lacking RFWD3 show DNA repair defects (Photo courtesy of Julius-Maximilians-Universität).

New Gene Mutation Associated with Fanconi Anemia

Fanconi anemia is a rare genetic disease characterized by bone marrow failure heralded by low platelet counts and unusually large red blood cells. Mutations in over 20 genes have been identified as causative for Fanconi anemia, which encode proteins commonly involved in DNA repair mechanisms. More...
25 Jul 2017

Parkinson’s Disease Patients at Higher Risk for Melanoma

Study finds that people with Parkinson’s disease have a much higher risk of the skin cancer melanoma, and vice versa. Physicians treating patients with one disease should be vigilant for signs of the other in order to achieve early diagnosis and treatment, and patients should be educated about the risk of developing the other illness. More...
24 Jul 2017

Nanolock Sensor Detects Cancer Driver Mutation

Researchers have developed an accurate and sensitive “nanolock-nanopore” method that successfully diagnosed a known cancer driver mutation with results at the level of single DNA molecules in tumor tissues of thyroid cancer patients. The method can be adapted to detect a broad spectrum of both transversion and transition mutations, with applications from early diagnostics to individualized targeted therapy and monitoring. More...
24 Jul 2017
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