Using a panel of 740 microRNAs to research testicular germ-cell seminomas, Dr. Martin Rijlaarsdam of Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands describes in this LabChat their characterization of unique biomarkers.<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/flexible-content-panels-for-taqman-array-plates-array-cards-and-openarray-formats\/\" target=\"_blank\">wrote about flexible content for TaqMan<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Array Plates and Array Cards<\/a>, and more information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/life-science\/pcr\/real-time-pcr\/real-time-pcr-assays\/mirna-ncrna-taqman-assays\/taqman-microrna-profiling-using-384-well-array-cards\/predesigned-taqman-microrna-array-cards.html?cid=social_btb_genequant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">TaqMan<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Array Card for quantifying microRNA panels<\/a> is available online.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rijlaarsdam\u2019s publication about the novel markers he describes is titled: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25382245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Identification of known and novel germ cell cancer-specific (embryonic) miRs in serum by high-throughput profiling<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using a panel of 740 microRNAs to research testicular germ-cell seminomas, Dr. Martin Rijlaarsdam of Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands describes in this LabChat their characterization of unique biomarkers. 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