spinal muscular atrophy
MRC Holland Gains IVDR Certification for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Newborn Screening Test
The Amsterdam-based biotech firm said that its melt curve analysis-based test is used as a first-tier genetic screening tool to aid the diagnosis of SMA.
The company’s research-use-only AmplideX Nanopore Carrier Plus kit can interrogate 11 genes underpinning nine common carrier screening conditions.
Revvity Nabs CE-IVD Mark for Molecular Newborn Screening Platform
The firm said its Eonis Q platform is used to identify spinal muscular atrophy and severe combined immunodeficiency with a turnaround time of about three hours.
State labs and commercial companies see rising spinal muscular atrophy test volumes as screening programs launch in US states and European countries, among others.
Asuragen Receives CE Mark for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Assay
The test can help diagnose spinal muscular atrophy and identify carriers without symptoms who may be at risk of passing the disease to their children.