A new study led by researchers at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill shows an urgent need for improved ...

Studies will need to validate, in a new patient cohort, the prognostic utility of GUCY2C qRT-PCR for categorical identification (yes/no) of occult metastases as a marker of disease recurrence. This ...

Reverse transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR) combines cDNA synthesis with amplification of target sequences as a tool for detecting mRNA expression. The sensitivity of this technique makes it especially useful ...

The editorial by Bartlett and Starczynski, entitled, "Quantitative Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction and the Oncotype DX Test for Assessment of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 ...

Reverse transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR)--a method for assessing gene expression, detecting low copy number mRNA transcripts, and generating complementary DNAs (cDNAs) for cloning--converts an RNA template ...

Refining the serum miR-371a-3p test for viable germ cell tumor detection: Identification and definition of an indeterminate range. Descriptive statistics summarizing the distribution of RT-qPCR (Cq) ...

In vitro diagnostics (IVD) is an umbrella term for tests conducted on blood or tissue samples to detect diseases, determine the efficacy of novel or established treatments, and monitor health.

In this ‘Peek behind the paper’, Elena Martens-Uzunova (left), Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology at the Erasmus University Medical Center (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), discusses her ...

PCR, or Polymerase Chain Reaction, is a revolutionary molecular biology technique that allows for the rapid amplification of specific DNA sequences. It is an essential tool in various fields, ...