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Reproductive Health

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

MyOme Raises $23M in Series B Round

The Menlo Park, California-based firm will use the funding to commercialize its clinical whole-genome analysis platform technology and launch multiple tests.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Receives CE-IVD Mark for NGS Aneuploidy Diagnostic Software Workflows

The CE-IVD Mark covers two NGS-based diagnostic workflows: low-pass whole-genome aneuploidy Dx w1.0 and low-pass whole-genome aneuploidy Mosaic Dx 1.0.

Kindbody Acquires Phosphorus, Plans to Adapt Lab for Fertility Testing

The genetic testing and consumer genomics company will be renamed KindLabs and will provide reproductive health testing for Kindbody's US clinics.

Genome-Wide Noninvasive Prenatal Genetic Testing Uncovers Additional Findings Beyond Common Trisomies

The results from the Dutch TRIDENT-2 study found that many of those findings have a clinical impact.

ACMG Review Finds NIPS Accurately Detects Common Trisomies in General-Risk Pregnancies

The review is going to inform upcoming clinical practice guidelines for noninvasive prenatal screening from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.

May 17, 2022

Mirvie Raises $60M in Series B Funding

May 12, 2022

Becton Dickinson High-Throughput MDx Module, Triplex STI Test Get FDA 510(k)Clearance

Apr 28, 2022

Mirvie Developing Cell-Free RNA Blood Tests to Predict Pregnancy Complications
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Apr 20, 2022

FDA Cautions of False Results From Prenatal Genetic Tests

Apr 6, 2022

Bionano Genomics Expanding Business in China With Eye Toward Clinical Market
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Mar 21, 2022

Preimplantation Genetic Testing Could be Informed by Whole-Genome Reconstruction, Study Shows

Mar 16, 2022

Ovarian Cancer Subtypes, Endometriosis Show Genetic Overlap in Study

Mar 15, 2022

Illumina, Trivitron Healthcare Partner to Expand Use of Diagnostic Sequencing Tests in India

Mar 9, 2022

Natera Refutes Claims in Short Seller Report After Stock Plummets

Mar 7, 2022

Epigenetic Biomarkers May Help Assess Preterm Birth Risk
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Feb 25, 2022

Natera Hit With Multiple Class Action Suits Over 'Unreliable' NIPT Results

Feb 22, 2022

Women's Health Startup NextGen Jane Gets $1.5M NIH Grant for Endometriosis Test Development

Feb 15, 2022

Sequencing Could Replace Standard Approaches for Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Anomalies
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Jan 25, 2022

ESHG Calls Use of Polygenic Risk Scores in Preimplantation Testing Unethical

Jan 18, 2022

Yourgene Inks Deal With EKF Diagnostics to Offer NIPT, Other Genomic Tests in US

Jan 5, 2022

Maternal Cell-Free RNA Can Gauge Preeclampsia Risk Months Before Symptoms, Study Finds

Dec 22, 2021

Embryo Selection From Polygenic Risk Scores Enters Market as Clinical Value Remains Unproven
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Dec 17, 2021

BD Gets CE Mark, Australian Regulatory Approval for New Cor MX Instrument

Dec 10, 2021

Long Cell-Free DNA Molecules Could Provide New Target for Noninvasive Prenatal Testing
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Dec 9, 2021

Medicover to Buy €44.4M in NIPD Shares, Acquire Majority Stake

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The Scan

Pig Organ Transplants Considered

The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Food and Drug Administration may soon allow clinical trials that involve transplanting pig organs into humans.

'Poo-Bank' Proposal

Harvard Medical School researchers suggest people should bank stool samples when they are young to transplant when they later develop age-related diseases.

Spurred to Develop Again

New Scientist reports that researchers may have uncovered why about 60 percent of in vitro fertilization embryos stop developing.

Science Papers Examine Breast Milk Cell Populations, Cerebral Cortex Cellular Diversity, Micronesia Population History

In Science this week: unique cell populations found within breast milk, 100 transcriptionally distinct cell populations uncovered in the cerebral cortex, and more.