In these analyses, all relative assays accurately detected DNA methylation differences that exceeded 25%, whereas the performance for smaller differences varied between assays. MethyLight and qMSP ...

April 1, 2007 (Vol. 27, No. 7) Profiling 1,536 CpG Sites per Assay with 96-Sample Throughput Curing cancer relies not only on understanding genetic variations, but also on epigenetic alterations ...

New Technique For Cancer Screening Date: March 5, 2009 Source: American Journal of Pathology Summary: Current research suggests that a new technique to determine tumor methylation status can be ...

We also considered the MethyLight reaction performance characteristics of each individual marker, as the robustness of the assay can substantially affect successful implementation in studies using ...

QIAGEN has launched five new products this month to enhance the research critical to the study of epigenetics. The expansion of the company’s new EpiTect® product line addresses the needs of ...

Methods: We prospectively obtained matched peripheral blood and serum samples from 86 patients with breast cancer and 23 healthy volunteers. The AdnaTest BreastCancer Select & Detect was used to assay ...

Current research suggests that a new technique to determine tumor methylation status can be used in archived tissue samples. The related report by Balic et al., "High quality assessment of DNA ...