Reproductive Health

News on noninvasive prenatal testing, carrier screening, and preimplantation genetic screening.

Fetal Genetic Variants Implicated in Spontaneous Preterm Birth Risk

Findings from a genome-wide association study suggest that fetal SNPs in SLIT2 and other genes may coincide with the risk of spontaneous preterm birth.

Unexpected Prevalence of High-Risk HPV Types Demonstrates Utility of Zeesan Biotech Assay in Low-Resource Setting

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The study showed that the Zeesan test kit and qPCR instrument could be used for near-patient HPV typing of 94 samples in 2.5 hours.

FDA Clears Two Hologic Vaginitis Assays

The Aptima BV test detects bacterial vaginosis and the Aptima CV/TV detects and differentiates candida infections from trichomonas.

Startup Novel Microdevices Developing Rapid Point-of-Care MDx System for STIs

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The company received support from a Johns Hopkins University center focused on point-of-care device development for sexually transmitted infections.

FDA Clears Cepheid, Hologic CT/NG Assays for Extragenital Testing

The Hologic Aptima Combo 2 and the Cepheid Xpert CT/NG assays have now been cleared for use in throat and rectum samples.

May 20, 2019

Startup GenomeSmart to Address Lack of Genetic Testing Knowledge With Digital Solution

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May 09, 2019

Natera's Q1 Revenues Climb 7 Percent

Apr 30, 2019

PCOS Traits Tied to Rare Variants in Testosterone-Related Gene

Apr 29, 2019

Yourgene Health Completes Acquisition of Elucigene Diagnostics

Apr 26, 2019

Oncology Drives Clinical Sequencing Growth for Illumina as Consumer Genomics Falters

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Apr 18, 2019

Progenity Launches Prenatal Monogenic Disease Screen, Develops New Test Technologies

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Apr 17, 2019

Yourgene Health to Acquire Elucigene for £9.2M in Cash, Stock

Apr 16, 2019

Thermo Fisher, NX Prenatal Partner on Pregnancy Outcome Assay Development

Apr 15, 2019

Maternal Cancer Detection From Noninvasive Prenatal Screening Results Improved by Algorithm

Apr 10, 2019

Yikon Genomics Partners With US Fertility Center to Launch Embryo Screening Assay

Apr 08, 2019

Yourgene Posts 45 Percent Increase in Preliminary Fiscal 2018 Revenues

Apr 03, 2019

NIPT Laboratories Don't Follow All ACMG Recommendations for Reporting, Patient Education

Mar 29, 2019

Prenatal Testing Decision Making Tied to Women's Aversion to Risk, Ambiguity

Mar 28, 2019

Prenatal Testing Firm BillionToOne Closes $15M Series A Financing

Mar 28, 2019

Eurofins Subsidiary Gets New York State Approval for Addition of Y Chromosome Screen to NIPT Test

Mar 22, 2019

Spontaneous Preterm Birth Clues Identified in Cervicovaginal Microbiome

Mar 22, 2019

Germany Plans Limited Coverage of NIPT for High-Risk Pregnancies

Mar 13, 2019

Natera to Focus on Pharma Partnerships for ctDNA Assay Until Securing Reimbursement

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Mar 12, 2019

Natera Grows Q4 and Full Year 2018 Revenues More Than 20 Percent

Mar 11, 2019

Natera, BGI Genomics Ink $50M Deal to Develop, Launch Liquid Biopsy Tests in China, Elsewhere

The Scan

Collins to Avoid 'Manels'

US National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins says he will avoid male-only speaker panels.

Patient Dies Following Fecal Transplant

Two patients fell ill, and one subsequently died, following a fecal microbiome transplant that harbored multi-drug-resistant bacteria, according to the New York Times.

From Pigs to Monkeys

Technology Review reports that eGenesis is testing whether organs from genetically modified pigs can be transplanted into monkeys.

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In Science this week: almond reference genome, and more.

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