Myriad Genetics, Inc. Study Finds High Prevalence of Mutations in the PMS2 Gene

SALT LAKE CITY, March 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYGN) announced today that a presentation entitled, "Representation of PMS2 mutations in patients seeking genetic testing for Lynch syndrome," was presented at the 2012 American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting. The study found cancer causing mutations in the PMS2 gene in 14 percent of patients with personal and family histories suggestive of Lynch syndrome, a hereditary form of colon cancer. The study concluded that comprehensive diagnostic testing for Lynch syndrome should include the PMS2 gene.

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