The birthdate of a neuron, and its tangential location in the ventricular zone, can serve as markers that predict its normal laminar fate and pattern of connectivity.
They are also sequencing tumors of women in a clinical trial for an experimental cancer drug, in order to identify genetic markers that predict who will respond best to the drug.
At N.Y.U., Dr. Ostrer and his colleagues believe that they have identified a series of genetic markers that predict the risk of a prostate cancer spreading.
No one knows which ingredients or therapies are most effective, if any, or if there are patterns of behavior or biological markers that predict such success.
Psychopathological and biological markers that predict response to antidepressant drugs that selectively increase serotonin and/or chatecholaminergic neurotransmission will considerably increase the effects of currently available treatment options.
New insights into the molecular pathology of CLL have generated a plethora of biological markers that predict the prognosis and influence therapeutic decisions.
The aim of this study was to determine the serum markers that predict significant inflammation in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
Through tissue and/or blood samples we hope to gain further knowledge and understanding of how to improve diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer by identifying the molecular markers that predict clinical outcome and response to therapy.
Drug makers and scientists have also found genetic markers that predict whether a patient will respond to a given cancer drug, and a few new drugs require accompanying diagnostic tests that use sequencing or microarray technology to profile these markers (see "FDA Takes On Personalized Medicine").
Developmental neuroscientists monitor children's brains to discover the neural markers that predict sharing.
According to McDaniel, monitoring the genomic markers that predict expensive diseases will soon allow healthcare providers to provide earlier treatment to mitigate or even totally eradicate the risk of some cancers and other chronic or deadly diseases.
