DNA blood test improves patient selection for radiopharmaceutical therapy in prostate cancer

A noninvasive DNA blood test can identify patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who are most ...
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Circulating Tumor DNA Assay Detects Merkel Cell Carcinoma Recurrence, Disease Progression, and Minimal Residual Disease: Surveillance and Prognostic Implications

Plasma samples, clinical data, and imaging results were collected from 319 patients. A tumor-informed ctDNA assay was used for analysis. Patients were divided into discovery (167 patients) and ...

Can a DNA test reveal Indian ancestry? Here’s what it can tell you about your health

After Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said a genomic test linked part of his ancestry to the Indian subcontinent, an expert explains how ancestry DNA tests work and why South and Southeast Asian ...
Fred Hutch

Targeted new approach and computational tools reveal lung cancer subtypes hiding in patterns in cell-free DNA

Big-picture patterns of DNA packaging, gene activation and mutations could hold the information needed to develop a blood-based biopsy for small cell lung cancer patients, according to new work ...
Mathrubhumi English

DNA test unravels 38-year-old hospital baby swap, two families file lawsuit

A Christmas DNA testing kit led to an astonishing discovery for two American men, who learned they had been switched at birth ...
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Generic Protocols for the Analytical Validation of Next-Generation Sequencing-Based Circulating Tumor DNA Assays, Version 2.0

Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Quantification Using Computational Pathology to Identify Novel Biomarkers for Trastuzumab Deruxtecan–Treated Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive ...
The Scientist

Downsizing DNA Assays

A nanotransponder measuring just 250 x 250 x 100 µm (less than 1/1000th the size of a grain of rice) is the newest DNA microchip in PharmaSeq's family of microtransponders. Competitive devices are ...