Latest Fluorescent in situ hybridization Stories

Naphthalene is best known as the key ingredient in mothballs According to a new study, children exposed to high levels of the common air pollutant naphthalene are at increased risk for chromosomal aberrations (CAs), which have been previously associated with cancer. These include chromosomal translocations, a potentially more harmful and long-lasting subtype of CAs. Researchers from the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health,...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rubicon Genomics, Inc., a company developing and commercializing pre-analytical processes to improve the capabilities and performance of DNA and RNA analytical platforms, today announced that it has signed a supply agreement with KREATECH Diagnostics for use of Rubicon's OmniPLEX-D whole genome amplification technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Rubicon will provide proprietary reagents incorporating elements of its...

REHOVOT, Israel, February 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Iris Sample Processing from Westwood, MA - a division of IRIS International, Inc. (NASDAQ GS:: IRIS) and BioView Ltd, (TASE: BIOV [http://www.tase.co.il/TASEEng/Management/GeneralPages/SimpleSearchResult.htm?objectId=&objectType=&securityType=&searchTerm=biov ] ) from Rehovot, Israel, announced that they have entered into an agreement appointing BioView as one of the worldwide distributors for Iris Sample...

Study shows that where broken chromosome pieces sit within the nucleus impacts where they reconnect; reveals new guiding principles for cancer genomics BOSTON, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- That our chromosomes can break and reshuffle pieces of themselves is nothing new; scientists have recognized this for decades, especially in cancer cells. The rules for where chromosomes are likely to break and how the broken pieces come together are only just now starting to come...

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventana Medical Systems Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, and Advanced Cell Diagnostics Inc. (ACD), announced today they have entered a worldwide co-promotion agreement for the first commercially available, fully automated RNA in situ hybridization (ISH) assay system capable of robust detection and visualization of virtually any expressed gene in routine clinical specimens at single-molecule sensitivity. (Photo:...

According to Dermatopathologist, Dr. George Hollenberg, the use of FISH in malignant melanoma diagnosis is a “game changer.” Plainview, NY (PRWEB) December 02, 2011 Acupath Laboratories, Inc. in Plainview, New York announces that the New York State Department of Health has approved its validation for their new fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) test, AcuProbe™ FISH for Melanoma, which enables a more objective, accurate method of establishing the diagnosis of...

DES PLAINES, Ill., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new in vitro diagnostic test to aid in determining the prognosis of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one of the most common types of leukemia in older adults. Abbott's Vysis EGR1 FISH Probe Kit, the third Abbott FISH assay approved or cleared in the past two months by the FDA for oncology applications, detects a...

BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Medical Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CMED), a leading China-based advanced in-vitro diagnostic ("IVD") company, today announced that China's State Food and Drug Administration (the "SFDA") has approved the Company's real-time PCR-based V-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog ("KRAS") assay (the "PCR KRAS Assay") as a companion diagnostic test for the use of a targeted drug for the treatment of colorectal...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A chromosomal "catastrophe" that occurs early in development may be to blame for some cases of developmental delay or cognitive disorders, according to new research. Investigators from Baylor College of Medicine analyzed the DNA of 17 patients who were referred to their center because of unexplained developmental problems. "Four were very complex," Dr. Pengfei Liu, a graduate student at BCM, was quoted as saying. "One had 18 rearrangements in one chromosome. It was...

Using a diversity of DNA sequencing and human genome analytic techniques, researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine have identified some cases of developmental delay or cognitive disorders associated with a sudden chromosomal catastrophe that occurred early in development, perhaps during cell division when DNA is replicated. In a report in the journal Cell, Dr. Weimin Bi, assistant professor of molecular and human genetics, Dr. James R.Lupski, vice chair of molecular and human...