SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM) today announced new data showing the discovery of DNA methylation markers for Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) and Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome) and identification of chromosome RNA-SNP markers for early detection of Trisomies 18 and 13. The data were presented on Thursday and Friday, January 29 and January 30, 2009, at the 29th annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). In addition, Sequenom announced more information regarding the performance of its Down syndrome test at a separate meeting held concurrently in San Diego.
