Clinical utility of viral quantification as a tool for disease monitoring.

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia in the elderly and its prevalence is rapidly rising. Although there is no cure for Alzheimer's disease, treatment can be administered to slow progression or delay the onset of symptoms. A major challenge is the early identification of patients who will develop Al...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Chang CY,Silverman DH

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Esophageal and esophago-gastric junction (EGJ) adenocarcinomas remain a major health problem worldwide with a worryingly increasing incidence. Recent trials indicate survivals benefit for preoperative or perioperative chemoradiotherapy compared to surgery alone. Beside standard chemoradiotherapy regimens, ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Piro G,Carbone C,Santoro R,Tortora G,Melisi D

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: The use of liquid biopsy on the blood from solid malignancies provides a convenient way of detecting actionable mutations, monitoring treatment response, detecting early recurrence and prognosticating outcomes. The aim of this review is to discuss the current status and future direction of serum biomarke...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Kouba E,Lopez-Beltran A,Montironi R,Massari F,Huang K,Santoni M,Chovanec M,Cheng M,Scarpelli M,Zhang J,Cimadamore A,Cheng L

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Big Data technologies instilled an informational perspective to our understanding of the world. However, fundamental issues such as the management and storage of data can create privacy concerns. Heterogeneous types of data pose challenges in reproducibility and standardization. It is now an opportunity ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Wong YKE,Lam KW,Ho KY,Yu CSA,Cho WC,Tsang HF,Chu MKM,Ng PWL,Tai CSW,Chan LWC,Wong EYL,Wong SCC

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although comprehensive molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine have sparked excitement among researchers and clinicians, they have yet to be fully incorporated into today's standard of care. This is despite the discovery of disease-related oncogenes, tumor-suppressor genes and protein biomarkers, as well as ot...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Zoon CK,Starker EQ,Wilson AM,Emmert-Buck MR,Libutti SK,Tangrea MA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A reliable liver autoimmune serology for the diagnosis of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is of particular importance. Recognition of patients at early stages and prompt treatment initiation may alter the outcome, slow progression, delays liver failure, and improves survival. AREAS COVERED:In this revie...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Gatselis NK,Dalekos GN

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus, in different parts of the peritoneal cavity. It affects up to 10% of reproductive-age women and up to 50% of women with infertility. Surgical diagnosis of endometriosis is still the gold standard, with no diagnostic biomarker...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Rižner TL

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klinefelter syndrome is the most common chromosome abnormality in humans. The estimated prevalence is one in 500 to one in 1000 males but due to the widely variable and often aspecific features, only one in four cases are recognized. The most specific clinical features which can be observed at adult age are small test...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Giltay JC,Maiburg MC

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the field of oncology, clinical molecular diagnostics and biomarker discoveries are constantly advancing as the intricate molecular mechanisms that transform a normal cell into an aberrant state in concert with the dysregulation of alternative complementary pathways are increasingly understood. Progress in biomarke...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Ong FS,Das K,Wang J,Vakil H,Kuo JZ,Blackwell WL,Lim SW,Goodarzi MO,Bernstein KE,Rotter JI,Grody WW

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase (Lp-PL)A2 is a recently described and potentially useful plasma biomarker associated with cardiovascular disease. The enzyme, originally named platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH), has two prominent biological activities. First, it inactivates the prominent proinflam...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Carlquist JF,Muhlestein JB,Anderson JL

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hearing loss (HL) is the most common birth defect in industrialized countries with far-reaching social, psychological and cognitive implications. It is an extremely heterogeneous disease, complicating molecular testing. The introduction of next-generation sequencing (NGS) has resulted in great progress in ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Sommen M,Wuyts W,Van Camp G

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A successful biodefense strategy relies upon any combination of four approaches. A nation can protect its troops and citizenry first by advanced mass vaccination, second, by responsive ring vaccination, and third, by post-exposure therapeutic treatment (including vaccine therapies). Finally, protection can be achieved...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Weinberg S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The huge parallel sequencing capabilities of next generation sequencing technologies have made them the tools of choice to characterize genomic aberrations for research and diagnostic purposes. For clinical applications, screening the whole genome or exome is challenging owing to the large genomic area to be sequenced...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Ballester LY,Luthra R,Kanagal-Shamanna R,Singh RR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural history of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is largely unpredictable and current histopathological examination is unable to differentiate between lesions that will regress and those that will not. Therefore, most high-grade lesions are currently treated by surgical excision, leading to o...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Koeneman MM,Kruitwagen RF,Nijman HW,Slangen BF,Van Gorp T,Kruse AJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic significance of serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) level at diagnosis in patients with metastatic non-small lung cancer (NSCLC) is not clear. We aimed to assess the relationship between serum GGT level and overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in this patient population...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Bozkaya Y,Yazıcı O

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: The last decade has seen massive efforts towards the identification and the potential use of predictive biomarkers for the pregnancy pathology preeclampsia. The angiogenic factors sFlt-1 and placental growth factor (PGF) have been in focus and have been massively supported. Areas covered: This review des...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Huppertz B

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing more precise diagnostics approaches to predict cancer progression and prognosis is the key to precision medicine. Overwhelming evidence now suggests that small non-coding RNAs such as miRNAs can be useful tools as biomarkers for molecular diagnostics. miRNAs can serve as biomarkers in a variety of diseases,...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Mishra PJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Syphilis remains an important and preventable cause of stillbirth and neonatal mortality. About 1 million women with active syphilis become pregnant each year. Without treatment, 25% of them will deliver a stillborn baby and 33% a low birth weight baby with an increased chance of dying in the first month o...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Marks M,Mabey DC

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of drug resistance remains one of the most challenging issues in the treatment of HIV-1 infection. The extreme replication dynamics of HIV facilitates its escape from the selective pressure exerted by the human immune system and by the applied combination drug therapy. This article reviews computational ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Cordes F,Kaiser R,Selbig J

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on the fluorescent protein microarrays applied to neurodegenerative disorders, a major health problem in our aging society. Biomarker discovery studies and work on new diagnostic tests are both included. Three platforms are described: antibody planar microarrays, comprising an array of well-defined...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Cretich M,Sola L,Gagni P,Chiari M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Existing and future diagnostic technologies are providing a huge amount of data about the patient, which are to be sensibly managed by the treating physician. More than that, the sheer complexity of the interrelation between these data are calling for a radically new approach in the handling of medical data and inform...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Fierz W

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumorigenesis is a multistep process resulting from DNA mutations observed at the DNA sequence and chromosome level as well as epigenetic changes, which affect expression of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Breast cancer is a very heterogeneous disease that manifests in various histological and clinical types. De...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Wiechec E

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden of cervical cancer is very high in low-resource countries, while it is lower in several high-income countries. Secondary prevention based on cervical screening has been very successful in countries where the resources exist to ensure high-quality and good coverage of the population at risk. In many develope...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Grce M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time quantitative PCR allows the sensitive, specific and reproducible quantitation of nucleic acids. Since its introduction, real-time quantitative PCR has revolutionized the field of molecular diagnostics and the technique is being used in a rapidly expanding number of applications. This exciting technology has ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Arya M,Shergill IS,Williamson M,Gommersall L,Arya N,Patel HR

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a slow-developing cancer (10-15 years) with one of the highest frequencies in the world's population. Many countries have implemented various CRC screening programs, but have not achieved the desired compliance. Colonoscopy - considered the gold standard for CRC screening - has its limitatio...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Molnár B,Tóth K,Barták BK,Tulassay Z

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Thousands of genes are implicated in spermatogenesis, testicular development and endocrine regulation of testicular function. The genetic contribution to male infertility is therefore considerable, and basic and clinical research in the last years found a number of genes that could potentially be used in ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Ferlin A,Dipresa S,Delbarba A,Maffezzoni F,Porcelli T,Cappelli C,Foresta C

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testing for amplification of the human EGF receptor 2 (HER2) gene by in situ hybridization is a central principle for the identification of breast cancer patients likely to respond to treatments directed toward HER2. However, its application in clinical routine has been somewhat restricted by the typical use of a visu...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Foged NT,Brügmann A,Jørgensen JT

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular investigation of lung cancer has opened up an advanced area for the diagnosis and therapeutic management of lung cancer patients. Gene alterations in cancer initiation and progression provide not only information on molecular changes in lung cancer but also opportunities in advanced therapeutic regime by...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Li CM,Chu WY,Wong DL,Tsang HF,Tsui NB,Chan CM,Xue VW,Siu PM,Yung BY,Chan LW,Wong SC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimitochondrial antibodies are the serological hallmark of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Besides antimitochondrial antibodies, the autoantibody profile of PBC includes antinuclear antibodies (ANA) which are detectable by indirect immunofluorescence in up to 50% of PBC patients. Two immunofluorescence patterns are...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Granito A,Muratori P,Quarneti C,Pappas G,Cicola R,Muratori L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common, heterogeneous syndrome diagnosed clinically by the presence of classical neurological symptoms and the absence of 'red flags' that suggest alternative secondary parkinsonian disorders. Neuropathologically, nigrostriatal loss and the presence of proteinaceous inclusions (Lewy bodie...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Mellick GD,Silburn PA,Sutherland GT,Siebert GA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00