Novel fluorescent microarray platforms: a case study in neurodegenerative disorders.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bodily fluids like serum and plasma contain significant amounts of tumor-derived circulating cell-free RNA, which holds the potential to serve as diagnostic biomarker. Consequently, liquid biopsies comprising circulating cell-free RNA might help to facilitate personalized treatment strategies for patients ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Ellinger J,Gevensleben H,Müller SC,Dietrich D

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing loss has a genetic etiology in the majority of cases and is very common. The universal newborn hearing screening program, together with remarkable recent progress in the characterization of genes associated with the function of hearing, have resulted in increased demand and exciting possibilities of detecting ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Schrijver I,Gardner P

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microscopic pathology of Hodgkin lymphoma has been recognized for well over a century; however, only in the past 15 years has the enigmatic nature of this peculiar neoplasm been somewhat unraveled. This has been accomplished via a combination of the acquisition, via microdissection, of the prototypically rare mali...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Roullet MR,Bagg A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Aspergillus species, primarily Aspergillus fumigatus, are still the most emerging fungal pathogens. Within recent years, novel molecular methods have been developed to improve the diagnosis of life-threatening invasive aspergillosis in high risk patients. Especially patients with malignant hematological di...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Buchheidt D,Reinwald M,Hofmann WK,Boch T,Spiess B

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concomitant advances made by the Human Genome Project and in the development of nucleic acid screening technologies are driving the expansion of pharmacogenomic research and molecular diagnostics. However, most current technologies are restrictive due to their complexity and/or cost, limiting the potential of personal...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： de Arruda M,Lyamichev VI,Eis PS,Iszczyszyn W,Kwiatkowski RW,Law SM,Olson MC,Rasmussen EB

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common genetic cause of premature coronary heart disease that is widely underdiagnosed and undertreated. To improve the identification of FH and initiate timely and appropriate treatment strategies, genetic testing is becoming increasingly offered worldwide as a cent...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Iacocca MA,Hegele RA

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain optical conditions permit the unaided eye to detect thickness changes on surfaces on the order of 20 A, which are of similar dimensions to monomolecular interactions between proteins or hybridization of complementary nucleic acid sequences. Such detection exploits specific interference of reflected white light...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Jenison RD,Bucala R,Maul D,Ward DC

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Molecular genetic testing involves DNA analysis using various methods for the purpose of diagnosing genetic disorders. In the prenatal DNA diagnostic setting, fetal DNA is usually tested for a specific single-gene disorder for which the fetal risk is 25% or more. In contrast, cytogenetic testing is often used to detec...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Roa BB,Pulliam J,Eng CM,Cheung SW

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first near instrument-free, inexpensive and simple molecular diagnostic device (IsoAmp HSV, BioHelix Corp., MA, USA) recently received US FDA clearance for use in the detection of herpes simplex viruses (HSV) in genital and oral lesion specimens. The IsoAmp HSV assay uses isothermal helicase-dependent amplificatio...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Lemieux B,Li Y,Kong H,Tang YW

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several biomarkers associated with spontaneous preterm birth (PTB) have been discovered over the last decade. Many of these markers, such as cytokines, are associated with infection and inflammation. As such, these biomarkers represent biologically plausible candidates for assessing those at risk of PTB. However, in t...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Williams SM,Velez DR,Menon R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The 2014-16 outbreak of ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa resulted in 11,308 deaths. During the outbreak only 60% of patients were laboratory confirmed and global health authorities have identified the need for accurate and readily deployable molecular diagnostics as an important component of the id...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Tembo J,Simulundu E,Changula K,Handley D,Gilbert M,Chilufya M,Asogun D,Ansumana R,Kapata N,Ntoumi F,Ippolito G,Zumla A,Bates M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deciphering the cellular and molecular interactions that drive disease within the tissue microenvironment holds promise for discovering drug targets of the future. In order to recapitulate the in vivo interactions through molecular analysis, one must be able to analyze specific cell populations within the context of t...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Espina V,Heiby M,Pierobon M,Liotta LA

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：:The CCN genes encode secreted signaling proteins that participate in fundamental processes including cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation, embryogenesis, tissue remodeling and patterning. Abnormal expression of CCN proteins is associated with several pathological conditions, including vascular diseases, fi...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Perbal B

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:Herbal medicines including traditional Chinese medicine are becoming increasingly more popular worldwide. However, there is considerable potential for interaction between herbal components and drugs, as all herbal medicines contain a combination of potentially biologically active compounds possessing various inherent ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Hu M,Fan L,Zhou HH,Tomlinson B

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is the most deadly infectious disease in the world. TB control relies on passive case findings and targeted treatment of latently infected individuals at high risk of disease progression. Tuberculin skin testing (TST) is conventionally used for detection of TB infection. Recently, blood assays measur...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Bocchino M,Bellofiore B,Matarese A,Galati D,Sanduzzi A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin melanoma, a life-threatening disease, has a recently reported worldwide increase in incidence, despite primary prevention. Skin melanoma statistics emphasize the need for finding markers related to the immune response of the host. The mechanisms that are able to over-power the local immune surveillance comprise m...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Neagu M,Constantin C,Tanase C

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:With the emergence of new viral infections, it is necessary to set up new target-specific assays, based on existing molecular techniques such as real-time PCR, as quickly as possible. Without these diagnostic tools, the geographical spread of new infections, follow-up of the disease outbreak and analysis of the pathog...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Pas SD,Koopmans MP,Niedrig M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of cancer and other genetically based diseases is far from optimal in even our most advanced medical centers. There is still uncertainty regarding how diseases will progress in certain patients, toxicity that must be tolerated with imprecise treatment regimens and significant potential for treatment fai...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Best CJ,Emmert-Buck MR

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Next-generation sequencing, also known as massively paralleled sequencing, offers an unprecedented opportunity to study disease mechanisms of inherited retinal dystrophies: a dramatic change from a few years ago. The specific involvement of the retina and the manageable number of genes to sequence make inherited retin...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Chiang JP,Lamey T,McLaren T,Thompson JA,Montgomery H,De Roach J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-1 protease has a broad and complex substrate specificity, which hitherto has escaped a simple comprehensive definition. This, and the relatively high mutation rate of the retroviral protease, makes it challenging to design effective protease inhibitors. Several attempts have been made during the last two decades t...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Rögnvaldsson T,You L,Garwicz D

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, several chromosome banding techniques based on fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) have been developed for the human and the mouse genome. In contrast to the standard chromosome banding techniques presently used, giving a protein-related banding pattern, those FISH techniques are DNA-specific. Currentl...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Liehr T,Heller A,Starke H,Claussen U

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood of cancer patients have received increasing attention as new diagnostic tool enabling 'liquid biopsies'. In contrast to the wealth of descriptive studies demonstrating the clinical relevance of CTCs as biomarkers, the extremely low concentration of CTCs in the peripheral blo...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Alix-Panabières C,Pantel K

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Since the early 1990s, rapid tests have been available for detection of HIV infection. They were intended for field diagnosis, emergency and home testing. In addition, rapid tests for anti-HIV, hepatitis B surface antigen and antihepatitis C virus have been used for blood screening in many resource-poor areas to save ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Allain JP,Lee H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Procalcitonin is a surrogate infection blood marker whose levels help estimate the likelihood of bacterial infections and correlate with their resolution. Recent trials have revealed the benefits of inclusion of procalcitonin in antibiotic stewardship protocols for initiation and discontinuation of antimic...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Schuetz P,Bretscher C,Bernasconi L,Mueller B

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00