Schizophrenia is a common psychiatric disorder involving approximately 1% of the population worldwide. Family, twin, and adoption studies suggest genetic factors contribute to this illness (Lang et al ...

Purpose: To develop a high resolution microarray based method to detect single- and multiexons gene deletions and duplications. Methods: We have developed a high-resolution comparative genomic ...

Impact of BRCA1 gene alterations on tumor characteristics and clinical outcome in ovarian cancer (OC) patients. Background: Advanced ovarian clear cell carcinomas (OCCCs) are notoriously drug ...

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 5, 2005 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a breakthrough development that enables the rapid advance of microarray-based comparative genomic studies in ...

Scott W. Stuart, MD, MS; Casey H. King, BA; G. Shashidar Pai, MD Such observations emphasize the importance of clarifying the origin of a genetic variation by studying the parents for comparison. The ...

Microarray based comparative genomic hybridisation (array CGH) is a new technology with uses developing in various diagnostic areas within the NHS. One important context is the investigation of ...

HOUSTON -- (Nov. 17, 2008) -- A "chip" or array that can quickly detect disorders such as Down syndrome or other diseases associated with chromosomal abnormalities proved an effective tool in prenatal ...

Prostate cancer outcomes and polymorphism in LHRH and LH receptors and SHBG. Background: Metastatic CRPC undergoes significant genomic evolution compared to primary, localized disease. Multiple ...