Detection of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Variants by Mass Spectrometry: Results from a Clinical Reference Laboratory.

A new interesting article has been published in Clin Chem. 2019 Aug;65(8):1060-1061. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2019.302539. Epub 2019 Jun 24. Letter and titled: Detection of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Variants by Mass…

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Detection of Colorectal Cancer in Circulating Cell-Free DNA by Methylated CpG Tandem Amplification and Sequencing.

A new interesting article has been published in Clin Chem. 2019 Jul;65(7):916-926. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2019.301804. Epub 2019 Apr 22. and titled: Detection of Colorectal Cancer in Circulating Cell-Free DNA by Methylated…

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Design and Validation of Transcription-Mediated-Amplification Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Mycoplasma genitalium.

A new interesting article has been published in J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Jul 26;57(8). pii: e00264-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00264-19. Print 2019 Aug. and titled: Design and Validation of Transcription-Mediated-Amplification Nucleic Acid…

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Deriving the optimal limit of detection for an HCV point-of-care test for viraemic infection: Analysis of a global dataset.

A new interesting article has been published in J Hepatol. 2019 Jul;71(1):62-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.02.011. Epub 2019 Feb 21. and titled: Deriving the optimal limit of detection for an HCV point-of-care…

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Delirium in patients with dementia and in children: Overlap of symptoms profile and possible role for future diagnosis.

A new interesting article has been published in Eur J Intern Med. 2019 Jul;65:44-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2019.04.023. Epub 2019 May 28. and titled: Delirium in patients with dementia and in children:…

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Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the confu…

A new interesting article has been published in BMC Med. 2019 Jul 24;17(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s12916-019-1367-9. and titled: Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test…

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Delaying Radical Cystectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer is Associated with Adverse Survival Outcomes.

A new interesting article has been published in Eur Urol Oncol. 2019 Jul;2(4):390-396. doi: 10.1016/j.euo.2018.09.004. Epub 2018 Sep 28. and titled: Delaying Radical Cystectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle-invasive Bladder…

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Defining, Identifying, and Understanding “Exceptional Responders” in Oncology Using the Tools of Precision Medicine.

A new interesting article has been published in Cancer J. 2019 Jul/Aug;25(4):296-299. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000392. and titled: Defining, Identifying, and Understanding "Exceptional Responders" in Oncology Using the Tools of Precision Medicine.…

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Defining Prostate Cancer at Favorable Intermediate Risk: The Potential Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Genomic Tests.

A new interesting article has been published in J Urol. 2019 Jul;202(1):102-107. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000000134. Epub 2019 Jun 7. Evaluation Studies and titled: Defining Prostate Cancer at Favorable Intermediate Risk: The…

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De novo single-nucleotide and copy number variation in discordant monozygotic twins reveals disease-related genes.

A new interesting article has been published in Eur J Hum Genet. 2019 Jul;27(7):1121-1133. doi: 10.1038/s41431-019-0376-7. Epub 2019 Mar 18. and titled: De novo single-nucleotide and copy number variation in…

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