BOSTON, Mass. September 21, 2010 – Good Start Genetics, Inc. today announced its participation in the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 66th Annual Meeting (ASRM) being held October 23-27, 2010 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.
Exhibit Hall Information Good Start Genetics will exhibit at Booth #923 in the ASRM Exhibit Hall. Exhibit Hall hours are 9:30am - 5:00pm, Monday, October 25, 2010; 9:30am - 5:00pm, Tuesday, October 26, 2010 and 9:30am - 2:00pm, Wednesday, October 27, 2010.
Representatives from Good Start Genetics, including Don Hardison, President and CEO, will be available to discuss the Company’s pre-pregnancy genetic diagnostic test, which utilizes advanced DNA sequencing technology to provide physicians with information on a panel of specific genes associated with heritable genetic disorders including those recommended by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG). The Company expects to launch its test exclusively through board certified physicians in the U.S. starting in 2011.
About the Good Start Genetics, Inc. Pre-Pregnancy Diagnostic Test
The Good Start Genetics pre-pregnancy diagnostic test is based on advanced DNA sequencing technology and is designed to allow physicians to better identify carriers of heritable genetic disorders, enabling them to help prospective parents make more knowledgeable medical decisions. The Good Start Genetics diagnostic test is expected to offer higher detection rates, which will provide physicians greater accuracy and improved clinical performance compared with currently available screening methods, such as genotyping and SNP analysis.
About Good Start Genetics, Inc.
Good Start Genetics provides the most clinically relevant genetic information to physicians. The Company’s affordable pre-pregnancy test, which was developed for use in the Company’s CLIA-certified laboratory, utilizes an advanced DNA sequencing technology to screen for a panel of genetic disorders including those recommended by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG). For more information, please visit www.goodstartgenetics.com
