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Pathology

Image: A tissue micro arraying instrument (Photo courtesy of Beecher Instruments).

SIP1 Protein Expression Indicates Poor Prognosis in Pharyngeal Cancer

The expression of the Smad interacting protein 1 in pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma tumors often indicates an advanced tumor stage, a high risk of recurrence and a poor prognosis.  More...
01 Dec 2014
Image: The Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (Photo courtesy of Life Technologies).

DNA Sequencing Identifies Mitochondrial Mutations in Glaucoma Patients

Diagnosis of glaucoma may be simplified by the development of a gene sequencing technique that detects mutations in the mitochondrial DNA of glaucoma patients.   More...
26 Nov 2014
Image: The Isolation by Size of Epithelial Tumor cells (ISET) technology (Photo courtesy of Rarecells Diagnostics).

Circulating Tumor Cells Allow Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a risk factor for lung cancer and migration of circulating tumor cells into the blood stream is an early event that occurs during carcinogenesis.  More...
26 Nov 2014

Identification of Independent Primary Lung Tumors and Tumors with Metastases Using Next-Generation DNA Sequencing

A team of oncologists and surgeons used a next-generation DNA sequencing technique to determine whether non-small-cell lung cancer patients with multiple tumors carried independent primary tumors or a single primary tumor that had metastasized. More...
25 Nov 2014
Image: The cytosponge exiting the gel capsule after being swallowed (Photo courtesy of Plexus).

Sponge on a String Could Replace Endoscopy

A sponge on a string that is easily swallowed could replace traditional endoscopy as an equally effective but less invasive way of diagnosing a condition that can be a forerunner of esophageal cancer.  More...
24 Nov 2014

Degree of Genomic Damage and Hypoxia Predict Likelihood of Prostate Cancer Relapse

A team of Canadian cancer researchers has developed a test based on genetic and environmental indices that distinguishes between prostate cancer patients with low or high risk of relapse following treatment.  More...
23 Nov 2014

Novel Sequence Analysis Services Improve Pathogen Identification

A set of new-generation sequencing services provides unique tools for more effective identification of known and unknown microorganisms, including bacterial, viral, fungal, and protozoan parasite pathogens.   More...
19 Nov 2014
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The Pathology channel details advances in the field of Surgical Pathology and all its subspecialties, including Cytopathology and its subspecialties.