Detecting diseases at cell level

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a disease diagnostic method called methylation which identifies the source of fragmented DNA caused by cell death. In tests on 320 patients it has identified pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis, diabetes, traumatic brain injury and MS.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/209423#.VwO5Fkfn95R

http://www.pnas.org/content/113/13/E1826.abstract

http://new.huji.ac.il/en/article/29796

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