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Immunology

Image: FACSCalibur flow cytometer (Photo courtesy of Becton Dickinson).

Immune Abnormalities Meet Diagnostic Criteria for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Immunological abnormalities have been identified in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients and significant developments have been made to the diagnostic criteria   More...
16 Jan 2014
Image: Structure of the major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ beta 1 (HLADQB1) gene (Photo courtesy of Protein Data Bank).

Causal Role Found for Common Genetic Variant in Narcolepsy

An extraordinary association has been found between a specific gene variant related to the human leukocyte antigen immune system and narcolepsy.   More...
14 Jan 2014
Image: The ImmuView Legionella Lateral Flow Blood Test (Photo courtesy of Statens Serum Institut).

Lateral Flow Test Applied to Legionellosis Diagnostics

Early diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease is especially important to establish the correct choice of antibiotic treatment for the patient.  More...
08 Jan 2014

Critical Enzyme Predicts Onset of Alzheimer Disease

The critical enzyme beta-secretase1 is known to be elevated in brains with sporadic Alzheimer disease and two of the major pathological characteristics of AD are neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, which are used to diagnose or confirm AD at autopsy.   More...
02 Jan 2014
Image: Biacore Sensor Chip for ligand capture (Photo courtesy of GE Healthcare).

Newly Identified Immune Receptor Activates B Cells in Autoimmunity

A newly identified immune protein influences each person's response to vaccines and risk for autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis.   More...
01 Jan 2014
Image: Micrograph of acute thrombotic microangiopathy disseminated intravascular coagulation (Photo courtesy of Nephron).

Automated Soluble Fibrin Assays Evaluated

The soluble fibrin monomer assay has the potential to be used both as an aid in the diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation and as a thrombotic marker.  More...
26 Dec 2013
Image: Breast carcinoma HER2 (4B5) positive, Score: 3+ Magnification: 40X (Photo courtesy of Ventana).

HER2 Companion Diagnostic Test Helps Identify Patients for Two Additional Targeted Medicines

A new use of an HER2 assay can now also help identify breast cancer patients suitable for two additional HER2-targeted medicines, coinciding with therapy availability in many countries.  More...
25 Dec 2013
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The Immunology channel of LabMedica deals with diagnostic techniques and immuonassays such as ELISA, pregnancy tests, immunoblotting, immunohistochemical staining, serology, and associated hardware.
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