An international team of researchers has developed a PCR-based assay to detect mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage in blood, an indicator of Parkinson's disease. The test may help diagnose the condition before the nervous system of patients is excessively damaged, they said, and could be used to measure response to certain drugs in development to treat the disease.

Devyser’s novel test for detecting donor-derived cell-free DNA in blood samples from kidney-transplant patients and its product for screening and follow-up of stem cell transplant patients fulfill IVDR requirements in Europe.

Researchers have determined that a liquid biopsy human papillomavirus DNA test may serve as a useful tool for the diagnosis and surveillance of HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC).

Rice University bioengineers said this week that they have demonstrated a low-cost, point-of-care DNA test for HPV infections that could make cervical cancer screening more accessible in low- and middle-income countries where the disease kills more than 300,000 women each year.

Naveris said Wednesday that Mayo Clinic began a Phase II trial of its circulating tumor DNA blood test, NavDx, to guide treatment for patients with HPV-driven head and neck cancer.

BGI Genomics is pleased to announce the launch of COLOTECTTM 1.0 in Slovakia, in collaboration with its partner, Zentya.