News on noninvasive prenatal testing, carrier screening, and preimplantation genetic screening.
A randomized clinical trial from France revealed similar miscarriage rates in women who had cell-free DNA screening for trisomy 21 prior to invasive testing.
The firm is working on harnessing its ability to assess fetal fraction to develop new methods to predict fetal aneuploidy risks and pregnancy complications.
A manufacturing defect caused the control line on the affected tests to not display, which can cause test results to be misinterpreted as negative for the presence of amniotic fluid.
Clinical research has shown that the assay exhibited 100 percent sensitivity compared to culture-based testing methods, Hologic said.
Myriad said that it will fund the $375 million acquisition with a combination of cash, common stock, and funds from its revolving credit facility.
