Biomarker Discovery & Validation
News on biomarker discovery and validation for research and diagnostic use in genetics, genomics, and molecular diagnostics.
Legislation is needed to improve pharmacogenetic and pharmacogenomic testing access and education, and to align reimbursement with guidelines, said experts at the Precision Med Tri-Con.
CityUHK, Cellomics to Develop Circulating Tumor Cell Screening Platform
Within two years, the team hopes to commercialize an assay that combines cell sorting, staining, and imaging, as well as protein and gene profiling.
Avestagenome Project, TIGS Partner to Research Genetics of Rare Diseases
Project participants are using next-generation sequencing to investigate the unique genetics of India's Zoroastrian Parsi community.
Cell-Free DNA Analysis Predicts Preeclampsia Risk
Researchers used a new computational framework to predict preeclampsia risk from low-coverage whole-genome sequences generated on cell-free DNA found in maternal blood.
Assaying both CTCs and ctDNA simultaneously offers a path to more accurate and early cancer detection and drug response monitoring.