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Posted by Gretchen Galliano
15 October 2007 @ 4pm

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Testing-testing: Two SNPs for $200

The ASCP daily newsletter dated 10/12/07 had a short paragraph about home kit DNA diagnostics. Risk assessment for tailored treatment plans is a marketing strategy supporting the use of DIY (do-it-yourself) DNA swabs fishing for SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) deemed as high risk in some common diseases such as atrial fibrillation. The current prevalence of [...]


Posted by Gretchen Galliano
11 October 2007 @ 12pm

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Testing–testing: CRP–hs or unleaded?

C-Reactive Protein
CRP is a lab test which can used to monitor inflammation. It is a non-organ specific acute phase response protein (acute phase response = pathophysiologic changes which accompany inflammation). It can be used in a variety of clinical settings when an inflammatory process is a concern. CRP levels can rise in acute infection, but [...]



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