The mutation that causes Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) can be detected in a prenatal screen. But a parent's decision to test for this terrible disease is not as easy as you would think. Families that ...

HACKENSACK, NJ and CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwired - Oct 17, 2013) - Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) and Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRPT) today announced a new nationwide program from ...

University of Iowa to use Bionano-based assay to replace most “gold standard” Southern blot tests for molecular diagnosis of FSHD SAN DIEGO, April 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Invitae (NYSE: NVTA), a leading medical genetics company today announced its partnership with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to offer sponsored, ...

You may want to consider genetic testing if you have a family history of muscular dystrophy (MD) and are concerned about passing it on to your unborn children. Usually, a person develops MD when they ...

Leah Messer announced that her daughter, Ali, is undergoing testing that could facilitate a cure for her rare disease. Pic credit: MTV Veteran Teen Mom 2 star Leah Messer announced that her daughter, ...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO) announced that day four of its five-day Next-Generation Cytogenomics Symposium featured seven Saphyr users presenting ...