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iGene Laboratory FetalExome Test

Feb 22, 2023

Singapore-based molecular diagnostics firm iGene Laboratory, a subsidiary of Inex Innovate, has launched the FetalExome test, a whole-exome sequencing test for pregnant women with prenatal ultrasound imaging that shows fetal structural anomalies suggestive of genetic causes. The test is offered as a trio analysis, where exome sequencing is performed on both parents and the fetus.

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