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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Advances in DNA sequencing technology have now made it practical and affordable to generate datasets containing millions of genetic attributes that can be tested for association with disease susceptibility The computational complexity of searching for genetic interactions over such high dimensional datasets imposes great challenges for genome wide associatio ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant In there were new cases of head and neck cancers HNC in the United States Early detection of new and locally recurrent cancers is clinically important to reduce not only cancer related mortality but also treatment associated morbidity as it impacts multiple organ functions including respiration olfaction hearing eating swallowing and speak ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The leading cause of mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis CF is pulmonary failure from lung infections and the predominant organism isolated from these infections is the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung infections of CF patients persist over the lifetime of the patients and are impossible to eradicate due to the ability of bacteria to form biofi ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Obstructive sleep disordered breathing OSDB is common in both children and adults and is recognized as having substantial health related consequences at all ages Laboratory polysomnography PSG is the gold standard for diagnosing OSDB but the procedure is not without problems Polysomnographic studies are complex invasive expensive not universally avail ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The goal of this STTR Phase II collaboration between Purdue University and bioVidria Inc is to commercialize disruptive new technology for protein chromatography and then maximize its impact by serving the fastest growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry protein drugs The product is a reversed phase chromatography column that uses silica particles of ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS or Lou Gehrigandapos s disease is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with a typical lifespan of years after diagnosis The initial symptoms can be similar to many other neurologic disorders and often begin with limb weakness muscle fasciculations or increasing difficulties in speech or breathing No definitive diagnost ...