Monthly Archives: October 2017

Circulating Tumor DNA Easier to Spot with Size Selection

A bioRxiv preprint from scientists at Cancer Research UK and Cambridge University Hospitals offers a look at how DNA size selection can be used to enhance results of circulating tumor DNA studies. Their analysis indicates that adding a simple sizing … more »

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Poster: Gauging Repeat Expansion Size Quickly for Clinical Use

Patients with hereditary ALS-FTLD (Lou Gehrig’s disease, marked by frontotemporal lobar degeneration) typically have a hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9orf72. The size of that repeat expansion can be indicative of age of onset, severity of symptoms, and more, so it’s … more »

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