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Image: MammaPrint Breast Cancer Assay (Photo courtesy of Agendia).

Molecular Subtyping Of Breast Cancer Shows Potential

Molecular subtyping of early-stage breast cancer has identified a group of patients who do not benefit from neoadjuvant chemotherapy. More...
31 Jul 2013
Image: Histological types are labeled by different colors in the clinical diagnosis and histology expression-predictor tracks. Prediction confidence and stromal score are shaded green to white to blue indicating high to low values. The highest quality predictions exhibit high confidence and low stromal scores (Photo courtesy of the University of North Carolina).

Histology Expression Predictor Assay Eliminates Subjectivity from Lung Cancer Diagnostics

A gene expression-based predictor assay for lung cancer FFPE specimens was able to identify a variety of cancers with accuracy and precision similar to that of microscopic examination by pathologists. More...
29 Jul 2013
Image: OC-Sensor fully automated fecal occult blood analyzer (Photo courtesy of Eiken Chemical).

Immunological Tests Are Superior for Colon Cancer Screening

The fecal immunochemical tests for hemoglobin offer a number of advantages over traditional guaiac based fecal occult blood tests. More...
18 Jul 2013
Image: Histological slide of hereditary palmoplantar keratoderma (Photo courtesy of Internet Scientific Publications).

Genetic Cause of Rare Skin Disease Identified

The genetic cause of a rare skin condition that causes hands and feet to turn white and spongy when exposed to water has been identified. More...
18 Jul 2013
Image: The 3130 Genetic Analyzer (Photo courtesy of Applied Biosystems).

Improved Molecular Diagnosis for Lynch Syndrome

Lynch syndrome, also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, is a hereditary predisposition to malignancy caused by germline mutations in DNA repair genes. More...
15 Jul 2013
Image: Gross and histopathologic features of acute fatal Exserohilum meningitis. Hemorrhage around the base of the brain (Photo courtesy of the American Journal of Pathology).

Pathological Findings Reveal Details of the Fungal Outbreak from Contaminated Steroid Injections

Investigators have described the pathological findings they compiled during the extensive examination of tissue samples obtained from 40 patients infected with the fungus Exserohilum rostratum after having been injected with a contaminated steroid. More...
09 Jul 2013
Image: Synergy HT Multi-Mode microplate reader (Photo courtesy of Biotek).

Assay Detects Urinary Proteins in Bladder Cancer

A high-throughput assay has been developed for the detection of tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins in urine of bladder cancer patients. More...
08 Jul 2013
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The Pathology channel details advances in the field of Surgical Pathology and all its subspecialties, including Cytopathology and its subspecialties.