Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Improved molecular tools streamline influenza testing and management

Over 40,000 people die each year in the United States from influenza-related diseases. In patients whose immune systems are compromised, antiviral therapy may be life-saving, but it needs to be initiated quickly. It is therefore ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New method provides fast, accurate, low cost analysis of BRCA gene mutations in breast cancer

Individuals with mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have a significantly higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers. Families at risk have been seeking genetic testing and counseling based on their mutation carrier ...

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Novel test streamlines testing for Huntington Disease

A new test may help to streamline genetic testing for Huntington Disease (HD) by generating accurate results, avoiding unnecessary additional testing, and improving turnaround time. The test, which uses chimeric or triplet ...

Genetics created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify need to sample multiple tumor zones in breast cancer

Certain short strands of RNA, known as microRNAs (miRNAs), have been linked to the progression and metastasis of breast cancer and may provide information about prognosis. However, studies of miRNA expression profiles often ...

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Novel test identifies patients most likely to benefit from ALK inhibition therapy

Approximately one in 20 patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) has chromosomal aberrations targeting the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene. This has considerable implications for treatment because these patients ...

Medical research created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Advances in molecular testing offer new hope for lung cancer patients

The emergence of molecular diagnostic testing in lung cancer offers new hope for patients battling the number one cancer killer in the United States and abroad. Now, for the first time after a decade of biomarker testing ...

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AMP reports on possibilities, challenges, and applications of next-generation sequencing

Bethesda, MD, October 18, 2012 The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) published the report of the Whole Genome Analysis (WGA) Working Group of the AMP Clinical Practice Committee in the November 2012 issue of The Journal of ...

Genetics created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0