Molecular Diagnostics

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Marker May Help Target Treatments for Crohn's Patients

Researchers report that levels of a single molecule predict whether a patient has subtype 1 or subtype 2 of the disease
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Personalized Disease Predictions for Chronic Blood Cancers

Scientists developed a successful method to make truly personalized predictions of future disease outcomes for patients with certain types of chronic blood cancers
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Mayo Researchers Develop New Genetics-Based Prognostic Tool for Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Myelodysplastic syndrome is one of the most frequent blood cancers affecting the elderly
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Viruses Under the Microscope

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects almost all of the human population, but only very few will show any symptoms during their lifetime
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Microbial Identification by MALDI-TOF: Moving from Colonies to Blood Cultures and Biofilms

MALDI-TOF has become a mainstay in many microbiology laboratories with clearance by regulatory bodies for the identification of certain bacteria and yeasts
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New RNA, DNA-Sequencing Platform Matches Thousands of Drugs to Late-Stage Cancer Patients

A comprehensive RNA and DNA sequencing platform benefits late-stage and drug-resistant multiple myeloma patients by determining which drugs would work best for them