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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) Clinical Trials: Targeting the needs left by current treatment options

Posted: August 19, 2021

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) Clinical Trials: Targeting the needs left by current treatment options -Contributed by Abi Kasberg, PhD Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare thrombotic microangiopathy blood disorder that is characterized by the formation of blood clots in small blood vessels, thrombocytopenia, and a lack of ADAMTS-13 (a disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin…
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Now available from DiaPharma – CMV Brite™ Turbo Kit for detecting active CMV infection

Posted: August 18, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. Save Time with CMV Brite™ Turbo Early and rapid diagnosis of active CMV infection is of great importance in avoiding overtreatment with immunosuppressive drugs and in guiding antiviral therapy. The CMV Brite™ Turbo Kit is a rapid immunofluorescence antigenemia kit for in vitro CMV diagnosis. The CMV Brite™ Turbo…
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Distribution Matters: Anti-Human HbS for flow cytometry

Posted: August 10, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. Anti-Hemoglobin S antibodies from DiaPharma Introducing a new monoclonal antibody for detection of HbS in flow cytometry applications. Now, researchers can accurately measure HbS distribution within a sample, giving additional information on distribution of hemoglobins. This unique antibody offering can be used in conjunction with additional flow cytometry antibodies…
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You Name It, I’ll Do It – The Ceveron® s100

Posted: August 2, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. Ceveron® s100: Your all-in-one coagulation research analyzer Featuring automated ADAMTS13, Thrombin Generation Testing, FXIII, and full menu of clotting and chromogenic tests Scientists will be excited to learn about the do-it-all Ceveron® s100, for automated hemostasis research assays. You name it, Ceveron® s100 can do it! Featuring Technofluor® ADAMTS13…
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Platelet Party? Let T-TAS® 01 be your designated driver.

Posted: July 8, 2021

Platelet Party? Let T-TAS® 01 be your designated driver. Use the leading edge in impaired primary hemostasis assessment and get results quickly with whole blood. The DiaPharma Group is excited to provide Fujimori Kogyo/Zacros’s T-TAS® 01 system – an automated microchip flow chamber system developed for the quantitative assessment of the thrombus formation process under…
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In vitro Liver Culture Systems to Investigate DILI

Posted: July 8, 2021

In vitro Liver Culture Systems to Investigate DILI Contributed by Abi Kasberg, PhD An important function of the liver is to concentrate and metabolize drugs and xenobiotics, which makes the liver vulnerable to tissue damage. Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI) is the onset of liver damage caused by drugs, medications, or supplements. DILI is associated with…
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The Cost Savings of APC Resistance Screening

Posted: June 23, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. Save with every screening. By screening for Factor V Leiden with the Coatest® APC™ Resistance V kit from DiaPharma, your lab could save thousands of dollars. Each kit was designed to be easy to use for in-house screening, offering fast results and low costs for both large and small…
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Count on DiaPharma for your vWD Research Products

Posted: June 16, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. Full portfolio of von Willebrand Disease Research Products vWF Activity, Antigen, Collagen Binding, Propeptide, and more. From DiaPharma. Product Spotlight: vWFpp Senova vWF propeptide ELISA* New! Convenient ELISA for research related to vWF clearance mechanisms Rapid double monoclonal ELISA: < 90 min assay time Pre-coated strips make the assay…
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Measure Only ACTIVE Neutrophil Elastase with ProAxsis ELISA

Posted: June 10, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. DiaPharma is Your Exclusive Source For ProAxsis ProteaseTag™ Active Neutrophil Elastase Assay The Problem Assessing active protease levels in complex biological samples such as sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage samples are problematic due to a lack of reliable and robust methodologies, which result in data with high variability and limited…
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What’s New at DiaPharma? Meet our Pandemic Pets and People

Posted: May 20, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. Meet the Team We welcomed several new members, 2-legged and 4-legged, to the DiaPharma family during the pandemic! Mary Alice Our Senior Support Scientist, Abi, welcomed daughter Mary Alice into their family last spring, shortly after the start of the pandemic! Mary Alice joins Abi, her husband, their three…
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Hypercoagulation During Sickle Cell Disease

Posted: May 19, 2021

Hypercoagulation During Sickle Cell Disease Contributed by Abi Kasberg, PhD Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic hemoglobin disease that disrupts the ability of red blood cells (RBCs) to deliver oxygen throughout the body. RBCs are normally round and flexible, which allows them to flow easily through vasculature. However, in SCD, RBCs are crescent-shaped due…
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Go with the Pro – Intact Proinsulin Assay from DiaPharma

Posted: May 18, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. Don’t settle when it comes to measuring pancreatic Beta cell function. Go with the Pro: TECO® Proinsulin ELISA What is Proinsulin? Proinsulin is the precursor of insulin and Connecting Peptide (C-Peptide). Following synthesis, proinsulin is packaged into secretory granules, where it is processed to C-Peptide and insulin by…
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Complement Biomarkers for Alcoholic Liver Disease Research

Posted: May 17, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. DiaPharma has the tools for your alcoholic liver disease research Complement Biomarkers for Alcoholic Hepatitis The complement system is a critical component of the immune system that aids in the body’s defense against bacterial and/or viral infections. However, excessive activation of the complement system can result in uncontrolled…
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INRoads to researching liver disease and coagulation

Posted: April 29, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. DiaPharma has the tools for your Liver Disease Coagulopathy Research Markers of Hemostasis Liver diseases such as acute fatty liver or cirrhosis can be associated with imbalances in coagulation, whether due to defects of platelet count/function, decrease in synthesis of coagulation factors, decrease in clearance of activated coagulation…
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Now available, Anti-Human HbS (Clone 57-8) for flow cytometry

Posted: April 29, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. Distribution Matters: Measure Using Flow Cytometry Anti-Hemoglobin S antibody now available! IQ Products, of the Netherlands, just released a new monoclonal antibody for detection of HbS in flow cytometry applications. Now, researchers can accurately measure HbS distribution within a sample with no overlapping HPLC peaks to allow for…
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Lupus Anticoagulants/Antiphospholipid Antibodies/Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome – Part 2

Posted: April 29, 2021

CLOT CLUB David L. McGlasson, MS, MLS(ASCP) Lupus Anticoagulants/Antiphospholipid Antibodies/Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Part II Testing for Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Platelet-Poor Plasma (PPP) The quality of the patient’s PPP greatly affects the integrity of the testing. To obtain PPP, the capped citrated specimen is centrifuged at room temperature for at least 15 minutes at 1500–2500 Xg.…
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Contact System Cross-Talk: Tools for Investigating Contact Activation Pathway

Posted: April 23, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. DiaPharma has the tools for your Contact Activation Research Contact Activation and its role in coagulation, anticoagulation, and inflammation The contact activation pathway has been investigated as a target for potential pharmaceutical drugs. Its interactions in coagulation, anticoagulation, fibrinolysis, complement and inflammation make it complex but attractive for therapeutic…
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Lupus Anticoagulants/Antiphospholipid Antibodies/Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome – Part 1

Posted: March 29, 2021

CLOT CLUB David L. McGlasson, MS, MLS(ASCP) Lupus Anticoagulants/Antiphospholipid Antibodies/Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Part I The late Douglas A. Triplett, MD, PhD, who was a colossal figure in the field of Coagulation, paraphrased Winston Churchill in describing a lupus anticoagulant/antiphospholipid antibody as: “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” In other words, a difficult…
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T-TAS®01 – The Leading Edge in Primary Hemostasis Assessment

Posted: March 22, 2021

It’s Not Just Support. It’s Solutions. Discover the Leading Edge in Primary Hemostasis Assessment Global evaluation of overall hemostatic ability using physiologic, flow conditions. Exclusively from DiaPharma. Advantages of T-TAS® 01 Ease of Interpretation A numeric cut-off easily identifies those with primary hemostasis disorders, assisting with more timely determination of appropriate treatment strategy Reduced Costs…
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Detecting Hemoglobin Variants during Sickle Cell Disease Research: Which Method is Best?

Posted: March 15, 2021

– Contributed by Abi Kasberg, PhD Hemoglobins are protein molecules found in red blood cells (RBCs) that functionally transport oxygen from the lungs to the cells of the body and to shuttle carbon dioxide back to the lungs. Hemoglobins also play important roles in maintaining RBC shape by dynamically changing conformation through binding oxygen.…
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