Un sistema de diagnóstico ultrasensible para el nivel minúsculo de síndrome urémico hemolítico

Jai Eun An1, Kyung-Soo Lee2, Sung Eun Seo3

  • 1SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea; Korea Preclinical Evaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.

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Un nuevo biosensor de grafeno detecta las toxinas de Shiga (Stxs) de EHEC, lo que permite el diagnóstico precoz del síndrome urémico hemolítico (HUS). Esta tecnología ultra sensible y rentable promete un tratamiento HUS más rápido y mejores resultados para los pacientes.

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