Abstract: The present application is directed to a therapeutically useful monomer comprising a linker element and an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety. The linker and the E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety are covalently coupled to each other either directly or through an optional connector moiety.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for identifying and/or quantifying low abundance, nucleotide base mutations, insertions, deletions, translocations, splice variants, miRNA variants, alternative transcripts, alternative start sites, alternative coding sequences, alternative non-coding sequences, alternative splicings, exon insertions, exon deletions, intron insertions, or other rearrangement at the genome level and/or methylated or hydroxymethylated nucleotide bases, as well as markers to identify early cancer, monitor cancer treatment, and identify early cancer recurrence.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for identifying and/or quantifying low abundance, nucleotide base mutations, insertions, deletions, translocations, splice variants, miRNA variants, alternative transcripts, alternative start sites, alternative coding sequences, alternative non-coding sequences, alternative splicings, exon insertions, exon deletions, intron insertions, or other rearrangement at the genome level and/or methylated nucleotide bases.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods for identifying and/or quantifying low abundance, nucleotide base mutations, insertions, deletions, translocations, splice variants, miRNA variants, alternative transcripts, alternative start sites, alternative coding sequences, alternative non-coding sequences, alternative splicings, exon insertions, exon deletions, intron insertions, or other rearrangement at the genome level and/or methylated or hydroxymethylated nucleotide bases, as well as markers to identify early cancer, monitor cancer treatment, and identify early cancer recurrence.

Abstract: Closures for containers and methods for using same are provided. In a general embodiment/the present disclosure provides a closure having a top portion (12), a bottom portion (14) and a side portion (16), an aperture (18) extending though the closure, a projection (20) extending from the closure and at least two rib members (36) on an interior of the projection. The projection may also include a cover (22). In another embodiment, a method for using a closure includes inserting a. spike member into a projection, piercing a membrane that hermetically seals a medical container, pushing rib members within the projection to center the spike member inserted into the projection, and tearing the membrane to create a vent hole in the membrane.