Small MA Startup NextCode Health Stakes Claim In Pediatric Disease Market

(Reuters) - Small startup NextCode Health will use gene-hunting tools pioneered by Iceland's Decode Genetics to help a leading U.S. pediatric hospital identify causes of rare diseases in children, marking the latest foray of genetic sequencing into routine medical practice.

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based NextCode, a Decode spin-off, has signed a deal with Claritas, the former in-house lab of Boston Children's Hospital that is now a stand-alone company focused exclusively on pediatric diagnostics, the companies told Reuters.

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