Georgia Esoteric and Molecular Laboratory at Augusta University Now Offers Diagnostic Service for Constitutional Genetic Disorders based on Optical Genome Mapping with Bionano’s Saphyr System
May 03, 2021 08:00 ET
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Bionano Genomics
Bionano Genomics
San Diego, California, UNITED STATES
SAN DIEGO, May 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO), announced today that the Georgia Esoteric and Molecular (GEM) Laboratory at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) at Augusta University is now offering diagnostic services for constitutional genetic disorders through a laboratory-developed test (LDT) based on optical genome mapping (OGM) with the Saphyr® System. The LDT developed by Dr. Ravindra Kolhe and his team is designed for pediatric patients suspected to have a neurodevelopmental genetic disorder. Dr. Kolhe is developing additional OGM-based LDTs for prenatal genetic disorders and other indications.