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Phosphorus Genetic Tests for Inherited Cardiology Diseases

Mar 16, 2017

Phosphorus has launched genetic tests of inherited conditions associated with early onset cardiovascular disease. The tests include a comprehensive panel of genes based on the latest advances in cardiovascular disease research and are powered by next-generation sequencing technology, including detection of copy number variants, the company said. The panels include genes associated with cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias, and familial hypercholesterolemia.

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