SALT LAKE CITY, June 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYGN) announced today that a presentation entitled "Prognostic value of a 46-gene cell cycle progression (CCP) RNA signature for prostate cancer death in a conservatively managed watchful waiting needle biopsy cohort," was presented on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology® (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago. The study demonstrates that the Company's 46-gene CCP molecular diagnostic test, PROLARIS, is the strongest predictor of cancer death for prostate cancer patients managed through watchful waiting.
