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 | Dwight, Zachary Lawrence | uAnalyze: web-based high-resolution DNA melting analysis with comparison to thermodynamic predictions | Abstract-uAnalyzeSM is a web-based tool for analyzing high-resolution melting data of PCR products. PCR product sequence is input by the user and recursive nearest neighbor thermodynamic calculations used to predict a melting curve similar to uMELT (http://www.dna.utah.edu/umelt/umelt.html). Unproce... | 2012-01-01 | |
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 | Dwight, Zachary Lawrence | Heterozygote PCR product melting curve prediction | Melting curve prediction of PCR products is limited to perfectly complementary strands. Multiple domains are calculated by recursive nearest-neighbor thermodynamics. However, the melting curve of an amplicon containing a heterozygous single nucleotide variant (SNV) after PCR is the composite of four... | 2014-01-01 | |
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 | Planelles, Vicente | Kinase control of latent HIV-1 infection: PIM-1 kinase as a major contributor to HIV-1 reactivation | Despite the clinical relevance of latent HIV-1 infection as a block to HIV-1 eradication, the molecular biology of HIV-1 latency remains incompletely understood. We recently demonstrated the presence of a gatekeeper kinase function that controls latent HIV-1 infection. Using kinase array analysis w... | 2014-01-01 | |
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 | Jaskowski, Troy D.; Litwin, Christine M.; Hill, Harry R. | Laboratory diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) | Study to compare the results obtained by two separate reference libraries for serological assays utlilized in the diagnosis and differentiation of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to assess the clinical utility of the outer-membrane porin C (OmpC) IgA assay in IBD. | IBD | 2005-06-17 |
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 | Digre, Kathleen B.; Gouw, Launce G.; Harris, Catherine P.; Haines, John H.; Ptacek, L.J. | Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia with retinal degeneration: clinical, neuropathologic, and genetic analysis of a large kindred. | The autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCA) comprise a heterogeneous group of neurologic disorders characterized by degeneration of the cerebellum, spinal cord, and brainstem. Genetic analysis has revealed two loci, SCA1 on chromosome 6p, and SCA2 on chromosome 12q, responsible for some ADCA. W... | Retinal Degeneration; Cerebellar Ataxia; Genetic Analysis | 1994-08 |
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 | Hymas, Weston C.; Hillyard, David R. | Real time RT-PCR assay for norovirus detection with eclipse probes and a non-competitive internal control. | Noroviruses are the major causative agents of nonbacterial gastroenteritis worldwide and are estimated to cause approximately 23 million cases in the United States annually. Real time RT-PCR is rapidly becoming the principle diagnostic means for norovirus detection due to its enhanced sensitivity an... | Gastroenteritis; Eclipse Hybridization Probes; Norovirus | 2005-05-03 |
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 | Hymas, Weston C.; Hillyard, David R. | Novel one step real time RT-PCR Assay for the detection of Enterovirus | nteroviruses (EV) are the leading cause of aseptic meningitis in pediatric and adult populations and can be associated with severe disease such as myocarditis, encephalitis, and paralytic poliomyelitis. RT-PCR has rapidly become the diagnostic methodology of choice due to its sensitivity and rapid t... | Viruses; Isolation; Purification | 2005-07-11 |
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 | Konnick, Eric Q.; Ashwood, Edward R.; Hillyard, David R. | Evaluation of the COBAS HBV TaqMan Analyte Specific Regent (ASR) Assay and Comparison to the COBAS Amplicor HBV Monitor Assay. | erformance characteristics of the COBAS HBV TaqMan ASR (TaqMan) assay were evaluated and compared to the COBAS Amplicor HBV Monitor test (Amplicor) assay for the quantification of HBV DNA in clinical samples. | Quantitative Tests; Linearity Studies | 2004-05-03 |
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 | Aldous, Wade K.; Hymas, Weston C.; Stevenson, Jeffery B.; Taggart, Edward W.;Hillyard, David R. | Single tube real-time RT-PCR Assay for the detection of enterovirus | We developed a rapid and sensitive method for the routine detection of enterovirus in CSF and plasma using a one tube, one step, real-time PCR assay. A primer set and an Eclipse probe were designed to target the highly conserved 5' untranslated region of the enterovirus genome. This assay was compar... | MGB Eclipse; Viral RNA; Picornaviridae | 2004-09-11 |
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 | Konnick, Eric Q.; Ashwood, Edward R.; Hillyard, David R. | Evaluation of the Alliance HCV Quantitative Analyte Specific Reagent (ASR) Assay and Comparison to the COBAS HCV TaqMan ASR Assay. | To evaluate the Abbott/Celera Alliance HCV Quantitative ASR (Alliance) assay using the Qiagen BioRobot 9604 and QiaAmp Virus Kit for viral RNA isolation. And compare Alliance HCV TaqMan ASR to the Roche COBAS HCV TaqMan ASR (CTM) assay calibrated using Armored RNA solutions and WHO 2nd international... | Quantitative Tests; Linearity Studies | 2004-05-10 |
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 | Konnick, Eric Q.; Williams, Sheri M.; Ashwood, Edward R.; Hillyard, David R. | Performance Characteristics of the COBAS HCV TaqMan ASR Using Armored RNA Calibrators | As improved therapies have become available for Hepatititis C Virus (HCV) infection, the use of assays to quantitate HCV RNA has increased dramatically (3, 14, 16). The initial use of these assays was to predict the likelihood of therapy based on baseline HCV RNA levels. These reports indicated that... | Roche Amplicor Monitor; NGI Superquant; patients | 2003-04-22 |
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| Konnick, Eric Q.; Williams, Sheri M.; Ashwood, Edward R; Hillyard, David R | Performance characteristics of the COBAS HCV TaqMan ASR and Comparison to the COBAS Amplicor HCV Monitor, Version 2.0 and Versant HCV bDNA 3.0. | Evaluate the COBAS HCV TaqMan ASR assay using both the Qiagen BioRobot 9604 and a 1mL extraction protocol for HCV RNA isolation. And Compare the COBAS TaqMan HCV ASR assay to the COBAS Amplicor HCV Monitor, Version 2.0 and Versant HCV bDNA 3.0 assays. | Quantitative Tests; Linearity Studies | 2002-11-21 |
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 | Hymas, Weston C.; Stevenson, Jeffery B.; Taggart, Bill; Hillyard, David R. | Quantitative real time PCR assay for the detection of human herpes 6. | Human herpes virus type 6 is a beta virus that occurs as two variants (A & B) and infects nearly 100% of the population before two years of age. Primary infections in children can produce fever and a unique lacy rash that gives the disease its name: roseola. The rare primary infection in adults can ... | Probe Technology; Roseola Infantum | 2005-02-05 |
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 | Parker, Sam; Stevenson, Jeffery B.; Hillyard, David R. | Eclipse probe assay for the detection of mycoplasma pneumoniae. | Mycoplasma pneumoniae is an important human pathogen that causes community acquired pneumonias and upper respiratory tract infections. Traditional detection techniques, such as culture and serology, cannot rapidly aid in the diagnosis of an acute infection with adequate sensitivity and specificity. ... | Eclipse Hybridization Probe; Protocol; Techniques | 2005-09-11 |
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 | Singleton, J. Robinson; Smith, A. Gordon | Microvascular complications of impaired glucose tolerance. | Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) serves as a marker for the state of insulin resistance and predicts both large- and small-vessel vascular complications, independent of a patient's progression to diabetes. Patients with IGT are at significantly increased risk for death and morbidity due to myocardia... | Microcirculation; Humans | 2003-12-01 |
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 | Cloud, Joann L.; Hoggan, Karen; Cohen, Samuel; Brown-Elliott, Barbara A.; Mann, Linda; Wilson, Rebecca; Aldous, Wade K.; Wallace, Jr, Richard J.; Woods, Gail L. | Differentiation of mycobacterium chelonae and M. abscessus using SmartCycler PCR and MGB eclipse probes | This poster discusses how the use of partial 16S rDNA sequencing (first one-third of the gene) for the identification of Mycobacterium species from cultured isolates has become recognized as a very accurate method for identification. The distinction between M. chelonae and M. abscessus, however, is ... | MGB Eclipse System; SmartCycler PCR; Mycobacterium abscessus | 2005-09-05 |
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 | Owen, William E.; Martins, Thomas B.; Litwin, Christine M.; Roberts, William L. | Performance characteristics of six IMMULITE 2000 TORCH assays | TORCH is an acronym for Toxoplasma gondii (Toxo), other microorganisms (like syphilis), rubella (RV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and herpesviruses (HSV) that are associated with congenital abnormalities during maternal infection. Prenatal testing for antibodies against these agents is one tool for preve... | TORCH; Toxoplasma gondii; syphilis virus; rubella; cytomegalovirus; herpesvirus; IMMULITE 2000; congenital abnormalities; laboratory testing | 2006-01-04 |
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 | Slev, Patricia R.; Rawlins, Mindy, L.; Roberts, William L. | Performance characteristics of seven automated CA 15-3 methods | Poster describing studies to evaluate seven automated methods for the following parameters: limit of detection, linearity, imprecision, reference intervals and method comparison with the ADVIA Centaur as the comparison method to detect CA 15-3. | CA 15-3 Method | 2005-07-13 |
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 | Smith, A. Gordon; Singleton, J. Robinson | Lifestyle intervention for pre-diabetic neuropathy. | OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate intraepidermal nerve fiber density (IENFD) as a sensitive measure of neuropathy change in patients with neuropathy associated with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) receiving lifestyle intervention based on that used in the Diabetes Prevention Prog... | Older people; Biopsy; Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Cholesterol; Diabetic Diet | 2006-06-29 |
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 | Seipp, Michael; Williams, Jamie; Meadows, Cindy; Wittwer, Carl T. | Multiplex solution genotyping without probes of the factor V Leiden (G1691A), Prothrombin (G20210A), and MTHFR (C677T and A1298C) mutations in one tube by single color high-resolution melting analysis | This poster describes a study which concludes that genotyping by amplicon melting is a rapid, closed-tube method for genotyping without probes that can be multiplexed. The method was successfully applied to the four most common clotting factor mutations in a single tube. The simplicity of the method... | Genotyping; Amplicon Melting | 2005-06 |
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 | Liew, Michael; Erali, Maria; Page, Sam; Hillyard, David R.; Wittwer, Carl T. | Hepatitis C genotyping by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography | Determination of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype for infected patients increasingly has become accepted as the standard of care. Genotype assignment helps in assessing disease prognosis and assists in establishing the appropriate duration of treatment. The great genetic diversity of HCV, with 1... | Base Sequence; 5' Untranslated Regions; Genotype; Hepacivirus; Molecular Sequence Data | 2004-01 |
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 | Hansen, Mark S.; Coffin, Cheryl M.; Capecchi, Mario R. | Pax3:Fkhr interferes with embryonic Pax3 and Pax7 function: implications for alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma cell of origin. | To investigate the role of the translocation-associated gene Pax3:Fkhr in alveolar rhabdomyosarcomas, we generated a Cre-mediated conditional knock-in of Pax3:Fkhr into the mouse Pax3 locus. Exploring embryonic tumor cell origins, we replaced a Pax3 allele with Pax3:Fkhr throughout its expression do... | Neuroprogenitor; Embryogenesis | 2004-11-01 |
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 | Erickson, J. Alan; Ashwood, Edward R. | Evaluation of an enzyme-linked binding protein assay for hyaluronic acid and concentrations in hepatitis C infected patients | Serological hyaluronic acid (HA) has been proposed as a noninvasive alternative to liver biopsy for assessing the extent of liver fibrosis. Liver biopsy correctly identifies hepatic disease in about 65 to 75% of cases, being strongly dependent on the length of the biopsy obtained. Furthermore, hepat... | Hyaluronic Acid Concentration; Corgenix HA assay | 2005-07-21 |
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 | Erickson, J. Alan; Aldeen, William E.; Ashwood, Edward R. | Evaluation of a fecal pancreatic elastase-1 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: assessment versus an established assay and implication in classifying pancreatic function | Disagreement continues regarding the two commercially available fecal pancreatic elastase-1 (PE-1) ELISAs and their respective capabilities to assess pancreatic function. Our objectives were to validate the newer PE-1 ELISA and evaluate the test against the previously established assay, to investiga... | PE-1; pancreatic elastase-1; FDA; AMR; analytical measurement range; BioServ Diagnostics PE-1ELISA; ScheBo Biotech PE-1ELISA | 2005-09-25 |
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 | Erickson, J. Alan; Smith, Jeffrey, J.; Bornhorst, Joshua A.; Ashwood, Edward R. | Humananti-mouse antibody protected ELISA for the quantification of squamous cell carcinoma antigen | Squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC) was first isolated from squamous cell carcinoma tissue of the uterine cervix and initially reported as TA-4. The antigen has been characterized as a glycoprotein with a molecular weight between 45,000 and 55,000 daltons. Studies suggest that SCC may function as ... | SCC; Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen; BSA; PBS; Phosphate Buffered Saline; HAMA; Human Anti-mouse Antibodies; IIR; ImmunoglobulinInhibiting Reagent | 2005-12-09 |