"Diagnostic biomarkers" refers to specific signals or indicators found in the body, such as proteins or genes, that can help identify certain diseases or conditions. They are like biological clues that doctors use to detect and diagnose illnesses more accurately and quickly.
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In addition, the relative abundance of Enterococcus in the healthy control group was significantly higher than in thenon - infectious group and infectious group that can be used asa
potential diagnostic biomarker for diarrhea.
The mission of the Center for Predictive Medicine for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (CPM) is to improve human health by conducting basic and translational research that leads to the development of
effective diagnostic biomarkers, vaccines, antivirals and therapeutics for emerging, re-emerging, neglected or rare infectious diseases.
A recent study reported that two oxysterol species, 15HC and 15KC, were increased more than three-fold in the blood of multiple sclerosis patients, suggesting a potential use for these oxysterols
as diagnostic biomarkers.
«Using innovative data normalization and gene selection approaches, we combined the statistical power of multiple genomic studies and masked their variability and batch effects to identify robust
early diagnostic biomarkers of pancreatic cancer,» said first author Manoj Bhasin, PhD, Co-Director of BIDMC's Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at HMS.
We want to
see diagnostic biomarkers with a sensitivity of over 90 per cent, and specificity near 100 per cent to be reliable.
NGAL is also released at the time of acute kidney injury (AKI) unlike serum creatinine, another
kidney diagnostic biomarker which may not be seen until 72 hours after injury when up to 50 % of renal function may have been lost.
To improve human health by conducting basic and translational research that leads to the development of
effective diagnostic biomarkers, vaccines, antivirals and therapeutics for emerging, neglected or rare infectious diseases.
A comprehensive DNA sequencing of pancreatic cancer cases revealed not only a plethora of damaged genes, but potential
diagnostic biomarkers that could help identify those with longer or shorter survival, and provide opportunity for new therapeutic interventions.
The Diagnostic Biomarkers Shared Resource (DBSR) conducts research studies related to diagnostic biomarkers within the context of prospective therapeutic trials.
Macrophage inhibitory cytokine - 1 (MIC - 1) was reported to be a potential
diagnostic biomarker, but its diagnostic value is indeterminate.