Scoliosis: Life, Support & Friends

Axial Biotech declared some news today via PRNewswire, I would like to share that with you. I don´t have much to say about this as I am no Dr!, however, Wow - I have been reading about DNA tests being linked to treatment for Scoliosis and disease progression but now it looks like we are really rocking! I look forward to following Axial in their developments of DNA. Axial Biotech Announces Commercial Availability of SCOLISCORE(TM) AIS Prognostic Test The first marketed product of Axial's pipeline of personalized diagnostics for spine disorders SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Axial Biotech, Inc., a company personalizing spine care through the development of molecular diagnostics, announced today that its SCOLISCORE(TM) AIS Prognostic Test is now being made available to spine specialists in the United States. SCOLISCORE is a saliva-based genetic test designed to predict the risk of progression of scoliosis, an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. Spine surgeons from 40 m...

MONTREAL, Nov. 18 /CNW Telbec/ - The CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center is proud to inaugurate its state-of-the art laboratory dedicated to the molecular genetics of musculoskeletal disorders. The laboratory with its global infrastructure is like no other in the world. Its aims will be twofold: to develop innovative diagnostic tools and therapeutic treatments to prevent and stop disease progression through tailored pharmacotherapies. Dr. Alain Moreau runs the Laboratory whose mission is to develop new molecular diagnostic tools for the early screening of scoliosis and other disorders that affect large numbers of children and adults and for which there are no tests. In addition, this state-of-the-art infrastructure will enable Dr. Moreau and his team to develop novel therapeutics aimed at preventing scoliosis or stopping its progression at an early stage. This represents a remarkable breakthrough leading to customized medicine that will revolutionize the treatment of scoliosis as well a...