Artemis Health Licenses Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Analysis Technology from Stanford ...(August issue of The Proceedings of the ...)

Date:1/27/2009

August issue of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The intellectual property license includes the use of digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology and shotgun sequencing to analyze cell-free fetal DNA from maternal blood, particularly for the diagnosis of fetal genetic disorders such as Down's syndrome, Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18) and Patau syndrome (trisomy 13). In parallel with this agreement, Artemis has extended its existing exclusive consulting relationship with Dr. Quake.

"The addition of cell-free fetal DNA analysis complements the comprehensive cell-based program at Artemis Health and will accelerate clinical progress, ultimately bringing the benefits of single gene, single chromosome, and whole genome testing to all pregnant women, independent of their prior risk," stated Dr. Bianchi, an Artemis clinical advisory board member and the Natalie V. Zucker professor of pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine.

The Artemis Advantage for Prenatal Testing

Prenatal testing is an important tool for most pregnancies in the United States and the rest of the developed world. While the results of these tests provide timely information about the well-being of the fetus, it is broadly agreed that a safer prenatal diagnostic test offered early would allow women and their families to make more informed decisions about their pregnancy and better prepare for potential problems in their infants.

Artemis Health is developing non-invasive, genome-based prenatal tests for use in early pregnancy to diagnose genetic abnormalities and chromosomal aneuploidies (abnormal number of chromosomes). Through a single maternal blood draw early in pregnancy, Artemis' diagnostic tests will isolate intact fetal cells and cell-free fetal DNA to provide valuable and accurate genetic information without risk to the mother or her baby.

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