Myriad Genetics, Inc. Launches myPath™ Melanoma Diagnostic Test

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SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYGN) today announced that it has launched Myriad myPath™ Melanoma, a new diagnostic test to effectively differentiate malignant melanoma from benign pigmented skin lesions. The myPath Melanoma test has been extensively investigated in two independent clinical studies. Myriad recently presented its verification study results at the American Society of Dermatopathology annual meeting. These data showed that the myPath Melanoma test demonstrated over 90 percent accuracy in differentiating malignant melanoma from benign skin lesions in a variety of subtypes. Results of this study have recently been confirmed in an independent clinical validation study that will be presented at the American Academy of Dermatology in March 2014.

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