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Can cheap test prevent newborn deaths? | Amino acid desmosine as biomarker in aneurysms | Brouhaha over DTC genetic tests
By
Emily Hayes
Dear LabPulse Member,
October 21, 2019
Amino acid blood test illuminates abdominal aneurysms
By
Emily Hayes
Abdominal aortic aneurysms are at risk of rupturing, which can be fatal. Desmosine has the potential to be a biomarker of rupture, as the amino acid is released into blood and urine through the breakdown of elastin in the aortic vessel wall.
October 15, 2019
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