News
A new look for MRC Holland
MRC Holland has a new look. We have rebranded, including the launch of a new website and the introduction of our new logo and other style changes.
MC002 SMA Newborn Screen: study finds 100% sensitivity & specificity on DBS cards of SMA patients
A clinical performance study by Isala and two other labs using SALSA MC002 SMA Newborn Screen on anonymised dried blood spot (DBS) cards of 47 SMA patients and 375 controls found a 100% diagnostic sensitivity and specificity.
Reduced sloping with the new MLPA buffer
Starting March 2019, all shipments of SALSA MLPA Reagent Kits will include a modified SALSA MLPA Buffer. There will also be a small change in the storage buffer of the SALSA Ligase-65 enzyme. The new reagents strongly reduce peak pattern sloping that is frequently observed when DNA is extracted with a magnetic beads-based system.
