Germany and Tunisia: West Nile Virus in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Germany and Tunisia: West Nile Virus in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

March 7, 2019

New Zealand: Selenium compounds as therapeutic agents in cancer patients

New Zealand: Selenium compounds as therapeutic agents in cancer patients

The study compared three oral selenium compounds to determine the dose and form that is the most effective and is safe to use as a therapeutic agent in cancer patients. A qPCR was used to determine the genotoxicity of the compounds.

Italy: Pemphigus Vulgaris

Italy: Pemphigus Vulgaris

The authors established a High-resolution melting assay using the Magnetic Induction Cycler (MIC) for the identification of the ST18 rs17315309 gene functional risk variant for Pemphigus Vulgaris.

Uganda: Tapeworm (E. felidis)

Uganda: Tapeworm (E. felidis)

November 13, 2018

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Germany: Cyanobacteria

November 13, 2018

Germany: Notch Signalling Pathway

Germany: Notch Signalling Pathway

November 13, 2018

Israel: Synthetic Virology

Israel: Synthetic Virology

The authors developed a methodology for analysing their synthetically derived viruses using the Mic.

Australia: Insertion Deletion Polymorphisms using HRM

Australia: Insertion Deletion Polymorphisms using HRM

The study showed that HRM on the Mic provided the best spatial separation of insertion deletion polymorphisms compared with the Rotor-Gene 6000 and CFX Connect.

Ireland: Meningitis/encephalitis

Ireland: Meningitis/encephalitis

Multiplexed diagnostic qPCR assay for the detection of Neisseria meningitidis and other pathogens associated with meningitis/encephalitis.

Germany and UK: Middle ear disease

Germany and UK: Middle ear disease

Real time PCR was used to measure gene expression levels of the pro-inflammatory genes TNFa and A20, along with the innate immune protein lipocalin 2 and the Toll like receptor 4, which is a mediator of inflammatory signalling