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Mirvie Raises $60M in Series B Funding

The company plans to use the funding to propel the clinical and commercial development of its Mirvie RNA testing platform for pregnancy health.

Mirvie Developing Cell-Free RNA Blood Tests to Predict Pregnancy Complications
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The South San Francisco-based startup recently published two studies showing the performance of its tests for predicting preterm birth and preeclampsia.

Epigenetic Biomarkers May Help Assess Preterm Birth Risk
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Washington State University researchers have discovered parental DNA methylation biomarkers from cheek swabs that may indicate preterm birth risk.

Researchers Turn Methylated DNA Profiling Method Towards Prenatal Testing Applications
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At the ASHG 2020 virtual meeting, researchers presented data showing they could use the method to enrich for placental DNA in maternal plasma samples.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Milu Labs to Develop Mass Spec Assays for Women's Health in China

The companies plan to explore opportunities to use Thermo Fisher's LC-MS instrumentation to develop tools to determine the risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Jun 13, 2019

Fetal Genetic Variants Implicated in Spontaneous Preterm Birth Risk

Mar 22, 2019

Spontaneous Preterm Birth Clues Identified in Cervicovaginal Microbiome

Nov 14, 2018

Pregnancy-Related Immune Changes Revealed by Single-Cell Placenta Sequencing

Oct 24, 2018

Preterm Birth Risk, Preeclampsia Exosome Tests Enter Clinical Validation

Sep 19, 2018

Pregnancy Microbiomes Vary With Time, Body Site, Disease

Jul 12, 2018

Risk of Preterm Birth Linked to Rare Variants in HSPA1L

Jun 7, 2018

Circulating RNA May Predict Risk of Preterm Birth, Determine Gestational Age
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Feb 14, 2018

Industry Pros Suggest Proteomic Dx Technology Ready for Routine Application
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Dec 11, 2017

Combined Genetic, Imaging Study Links PPARG Variability to Brain Changes in Preterm Infants

Dec 7, 2017

Sinai Health, BGI to Run RNA Sequencing Trials to Develop Better Diagnostics for Preterm Birth
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Oct 19, 2017

At ASHG, Bill Gates and Francis Collins Discuss Global Health and Genetics in the Computational Age

Sep 7, 2017

New Genetic Loci Linked to Preterm Birth, Pregnancy Length

Jun 30, 2017

Fresh Off LabCorp Launch, Sera Publishes Analytical Validation for PreTRM Test
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Jan 12, 2017

Sera Prognostics' Deal with LabCorp Brings Potential Risks, Rewards
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Jan 10, 2017

LabCorp to Distribute Sera's PreTRM Test, Lead $40M Series C Round

Dec 23, 2016

Model Suggests Sera's PreTRM Test Could Offer Big Cost Savings, Though More Data Needed
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Dec 12, 2016

Carmentix, U of Melbourne Launch Prenatal Biomarkers Initiative

Mar 24, 2016

NX Prenatal Publishes Study on Preterm Birth Biomarkers

Mar 11, 2016

With Validation Data Published, Reimbursement the Next Hurdle for Sera's PreTRM Test
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Mar 10, 2016

Sera Publishes Validation Study of PreTRM Proteomic Test for Risk of Preterm Delivery

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New Study Investigates Genomics of Fanconi Anemia Repair Pathway in Cancer

A Rockefeller University team reports in Nature that FA repair deficiency leads to structural variants that can contribute to genomic instability.

Study Reveals Potential Sex-Specific Role for Noncoding RNA in Depression

A long, noncoding RNA called FEDORA appears to be a sex-specific regulator of major depressive disorder, affecting more women, researchers report in Science Advances.

New mRNA Vaccines Offer Hope for Fighting Malaria

A George Washington University-led team has developed mRNA vaccines for malaria that appear to provide protection in mice, as they report in NPJ Vaccines.

Unique Germline Variants Found Among Black Prostate Cancer Patients

Through an exome sequencing study appearing in JCO Precision Oncology, researchers have found unique pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants within a cohort of Black prostate cancer patients.