Recent advances in the development and evaluation of molecular diagnostics for Ebola virus disease.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite advances in surgery and chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, 70% of women still succumb to the disease. Biomarkers have contributed to the management of ovarian cancer by monitoring response to treatment, detecting recurrence, distinguishing benign from malignant pelvic masses and attempting to detect ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Yang WL,Lu Z,Bast RC Jr

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inappropriate and inaccurate antimicrobial therapy can lead to adverse patient outcomes and also the development of antimicrobial resistance. Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) gives rapid reporting with highly sensitive and specific results to clinicians within 3 h after blood cultur...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Forrest GN

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：:Renal cell carcinoma is one of the common malignancies of the genitourinary tract. In approximately one third of patients, distant metastases are present at the time of initial diagnosis and in another third, the tumor will recur even after nephrectomy with a curative intent. Renal cell carcinoma is resistant to all c...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Mohammed A,Shergill I,Little B

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A classification of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) with prognostic relevance has primarily relied on clinical features and histologic classification as either embryonal or alveolar RMS. The PAX3-FOXO1 and PAX7-FOXO1 gene fusions occur in 80% of cases with the alveolar subtype and are more predictive of outcome tha...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Arnold MA,Barr FG

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent progress in the development of molecular diagnostics in medicine has been rapid and the hope has been expressed by some people that it will soon be possible to have a detailed 'genetic readout' to assist in the diagnosis of treatment of a variety of diseases. However, such an outcome may be neither achievable n...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Hall AG,Coulthard SA,Irving JA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Higher liver caspase-3 activity has been found in patients with different liver diseases. However, there is no published data about circulating caspase-3 levels in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent liver transplantation (LT). Therefore, our objective in this study was to determine ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Lorente L,Rodriguez ST,Sanz P,González-Rivero AF,Pérez-Cejas A,Padilla J,Díaz D,González A,Martín MM,Jiménez A,Cerro P,Portero J,Barrera MA

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant melanoma is one of the most aggressive cancers. Several new therapeutic strategies that focus on immuno- and/or targeted therapy have been developed, which have entered clinical trials or already been approved. This review provides an update on prognostic and predictive biomarkers in melanoma that may be use...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Foth M,Wouters J,de Chaumont C,Dynoodt P,Gallagher WM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility to detect viral DNA or RNA in a quantitative manner has already contributed significantly to the management and diagnosis of viral infections, as well as to the understanding of virus-host interactions. New developments in amplification techniques based on real-time detection, as well as automation of ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Schutten M,Niesters HG

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signal-encoded microparticles and nanoparticles have been used to label many reactions simultaneously for target identification in assays, and thus are an indispensable part of multiplex technologies. With the increasing demand for multiplexed molecular detection, encoded particles have evolved from pattern encoding t...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Li Y,Luo D

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a significant interest in developing inexpensive portable biosensing platforms for various applications including disease diagnostics, environmental monitoring, food safety, and water testing at the point-of-care (POC) settings. Current diagnostic assays available in the developed world require so...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Sher M,Zhuang R,Demirci U,Asghar W

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are increasingly recognized for their potential utility in cancer diagnosis and prognosis. Emerging technologies in the past decade have allowed possible isolation and characterization of CTCs in the peripheral blood of cancer patients, including immunomagnetic technique coupled with imm...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Cho WC

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is a multifactorial disease responsible for nearly 10% of deaths each year in industrialized countries. While some monogenic forms of stroke have been described, the vast majority result from the common polygenic form of the disease. Progress in molecular genetics has allowed the identification, through genome-...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Domingues-Montanari S,Mendioroz M,del Rio-Espinola A,Fernández-Cadenas I,Montaner J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Minimally invasive methods will augment the clinical approach for establishing the diagnosis or monitoring treatment response of central nervous system tumors. Liquid biopsy by blood or cerebrospinal fluid sampling holds promise in this regard. Areas covered: In this literature review, the authors highligh...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Shankar GM,Balaj L,Stott SL,Nahed B,Carter BS

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: The landscape of systemic treatment options for lung cancer has rapidly evolved with the emergence of immunomodulatory agents such as neutralizing antibodies targeting the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1). Another major breakthrough was the introduction of biomarkers, such as...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Michaelidou K,Agelaki S,Mavridis K

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common opportunistic infection that contributes to poor outcomes in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. Prevention of CMV end-organ disease in allogeneic HSCT recipients is commonly achieved by preemptive antiviral therapy of asymptomatic CMV reactivation that i...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Ramanan P,Razonable RR

更新日期：2017-07-01 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 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：:The generation of a draft sequence of a the human genome has provided the opportunity to characterize human diversity, even as it pertains to differences in host response to parasitic infection with organisms that cause lymphatic filariasis, malaria and schistosomiasis. Worldwide, human infection with filarial pathoge...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Choi EH,Nutman TB,Chanock SJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute periods of pulmonary exacerbation are the single most important cause of morbidity in cystic fibrosis patients, and may be associated with a loss of lung function. Intervening prior to the onset of a substantially increased inflammatory response may limit the associated damage to the airways. While a number of b...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Rogers GB,Hoffman LR,Johnson MW,Mayer-Hamblett N,Schwarze J,Carroll MP,Bruce KD

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rapidity, simplicity, and portability are highly desirable characteristics of tests and devices designed for performing diagnostics at the point of care (POC), either near patients managed in healthcare facilities or to offer bioanalytical alternatives in external settings. By reducing the turnaround time ...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Bissonnette L,Bergeron MG

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading killer worldwide. End TB strategy aims at ending the TB epidemic by 2030. Early, accurate, and affordable diagnosis represents a cornerstone to achieve this goal. Innovative strategies for TB diagnostics have been introduced. However, the ideal assay is yet unavailable and co...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： El-Samadony H,Althani A,Tageldin MA,Azzazy HME

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ST2, an IL-1 receptor family member with transmembrane (ST2L) and soluble (sST2) isoforms, was originally described in the context of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. However, after the identification of IL-33 as the functional ligand for ST2, and conceptualization of the role of ST2/IL-33 signaling in cardiac re...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Bhardwaj A,Januzzi JL Jr

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capacity to use molecular techniques to establish the genetic diagnoses of the autosomal dominant ataxias has revolutionized the field. It is now possible to systematically classify these disorders according to the nature of the causative mutation, with implications for diagnostic testing, analysis of pathogenesis...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Margolis RL

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：: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：: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：AIM:Molecular diagnosis of fragile X syndrome demands assessment of fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) CGG repeat size and methylation status, while predicting disease transmission risk requires determination of AGG interruption pattern. There is currently no single assay that provides all three categories of inform...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Rajan-Babu IS,Teo CR,Lian M,Lee CG,Law HY,Chong SS

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prostate cancer (PCa) is a common cancer in men, but variable clinical behaviors make its management challenging. Risk stratification is a key issue in disease management. Patient-tailored strategies are strongly advocated to reduce unnecessary treatment while maximizing the oncological outcomes of patient...

journal_title：Expert review of molecular diagnostics

authors： Colicchia M,Morlacco A,Cheville JC,Karnes RJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00