News tagged with dna polymerase


Sampling of embryonic DNA after IVF without biopsy

New study published in Reproductive Biomedicine Online shows that fluid-filled cavity in 5-day old human blastocysts may contain DNA from the embryo, allowing diagnosis of genetic disease without a biopsy

Medical research created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One cell is all you need: Innovative technique can sequence entire genome from single cell

The notion that police can identify a suspect based on the tiniest drop of blood or trace of tissue has long been a staple of TV dramas, but scientists at Harvard have taken the idea a step further. Using ...

Genetics created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery could lead to faster diagnosis for some chronic fatigue syndrome cases

For the first time, researchers have landed on a potential diagnostic method to identify at least a subset of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a complex disorder with no known definitive cause or cure.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

PARP inhibitors may have clinical utility in HER2-positive breast cancers

Poly (ADP-Ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, shown to have clinical activity when used alone in women with familial breast and ovarian cancers linked to BRCA mutations, may be a novel treatment strategy in women with HER2-positive ...

Cancer created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Olaparib shows promise in treating ovarian cancer, even without BRCA mutations

The PARP inhibitor, olaparib, that has shown promise in women with an inherited mutation in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene (accounting for about 5-10% of breast and ovarian cancer cases), has, for the first time, been shown to ...

Cancer created Aug 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Megapixel' DNA replication technology promises faster, more precise diagnostics

UBC researchers have developed a DNA measurement platform that sets dramatic new performance standards in the sensitivity and accuracy of sample screening.

Medical research created Jul 03, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New type of MRSA in hospitalized patients probably of animal origin

A distinctly new type of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) that is not detected by traditional genetic screening methods has been discovered in patients in Irish hospitals according to research to be pub ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Deer tick bacteria DNA in joint fluid not reliable marker of active lyme arthritis

New research shows that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for Borrelia burgdorferi DNA—the spirochetal bacteria transmitted by deer ticks—in joint fluid may confirm the diagnosis of Lyme arthritis, but is ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast