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Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) has been described after vaccination with the adenoviral vector vaccines and can be confirmed by anti–PF4–heparin IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Photo courtesy of Arne Müseler)

Pathogenic Antibodies Decline Over Time in VITT

Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) has been described after vaccination with the adenoviral vector vaccines. A syndrome characterized by venous or arterial thrombosis, particularly at unusual sites including cerebral sinus venous thrombosis (CSVT)/splanchnic thrombosis, and mild to severe thrombocytopenia. More...
25 Sep 2021
The SpectraMax Plus 384 Microplate Reader can run both standard spectrophotometer and microplate reader applications on the same instrument (Photo courtesy of Molecular Devices)

Urinary VEGFA and Renal Pathology Evaluated for IgA Nephropathy Patients

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis and is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in China. Renal biopsy remains the golden standard for diagnosing and monitoring IgA nephropathy (IgAN). More...
25 Sep 2021
Photomicrograph of Pneumocystis jirovecii cysts in stained with Grocott-Gomori Methenamine special silver stain of lung epithelium shows numerous small, disk-shaped organisms (Photo courtesy of Michelle N Kelly, PhD,  and Judd E Shellito, MD)

Pneumocystis Frequently Found Lethal in Dermatomyositis

The term idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) denotes a group of autoimmune diseases characterized by myasthenia and typical skin rash, among which dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) are the most common. More...
25 Sep 2021
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First-Of-Its Kind Blood Test to Distinguish between Bacterial and Viral Infections Using Body’s Immune Response Granted FDA Clearance

A first-of-its kind test that decodes the immune response to accurately distinguish between bacterial or viral infections within minutes has been granted clearance by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). More...
22 Sep 2021
Image: The BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometry System (Photo courtesy of BD Diagnostics)

Encephalitis After Immunotherapy Detected Early by Blood Test

Immunotherapy is very effective for many cancers, but the treatment can also cause autoimmune side effects. Encephalitis is one of the most serious and difficult-to-diagnose side effects of immunotherapy. More...
16 Sep 2021
Image: The NanoQuant infinite M200 pro reader is an easy-to-use multimode plate reader family (Photo courtesy of Neotec Scientific Instrumentation)

CCN1 Analyzed as a Biomarker for Breast Cancer Detection

Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy in women with 1.7 million new cases and over 500,000 deaths worldwide in 2016. Early detection of cancer is believed to be crucial in reducing cancer death. Despite recent progress in liquid biopsy technologies, early blood-based detection of breast cancer is still a challenge. More...
14 Sep 2021
Image: The autoimmune signature of hyperinflammatory multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (Photo courtesy of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)

Biomarkers Found for COVID-19 MIS-C Condition in Children

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) manifests as a severe and uncontrolled inflammatory response with multiorgan involvement, occurring weeks after SARSCoV-2 infection. More...
13 Sep 2021
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The Immunology channel of LabMedica deals with diagnostic techniques and immuonassays such as ELISA, pregnancy tests, immunoblotting, immunohistochemical staining, serology, and associated hardware.