As cancer strikes, individuals vary not only in terms of factors that contribute to its occurrence
and development, but as importantly, in their capacity to respond to treatment. While exciting …

The move toward precision medicine has highlighted the importance of understanding
biological variability within and across individuals in the human population. In particular …

BNGF indicates B-type neutrotrophic growth factor; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; CCR7,
chemokine receptor 7; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; IL, interleukin; MCP-1 …

Background Pre-pregnancy obesity is an emerging risk factor for perinatal depression.
However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated the association …

Cytokines play important roles as regulators of cell functions, and over the last decades a
number of cytokine assays have been developed. The aim of the present study was to …

Serological diagnostics is generally defined as the detection of specific human
immunoglobulins developed against viral, bacterial, or parasitic diseases. Serological tests …

Cytokines are small, soluble peptides or proteins that are produced by a variety of cells that
participate in the immune response, including T cells, B cells, macrophages, mast cells …

Approximately 25% of the world population is affected by a mental disorder at some point in
their life. Yet, only in the mid-twentieth century a biological cause has been proposed for …

Abstract The Fc Array is a multiplexed assay that assesses the Fc domain characteristics of
antigen-specific antibodies with the potential to evaluate up to 500 antigen specificities …

Background As the population of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) grows,
cardiologists continue to encounter patients with complex anatomies that challenge the …