(BNGO)

📣🔥 PR NEWS DROP: University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium Outlines their Menu Expansion Plans for Optical Genome Mapping as One of their Primary Analyses in Leukemias & Lymphomas and Genetic Disease

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics, Inc. (BNGO), pioneer of optical genome mapping (OGM) solutions on the Saphyr® system and provider of the leading software solutions for visualization, interpretation and reporting of genomic data, today announced that University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium, after previously receiving its accreditation from the Belgian Accreditation Body (BELAC) for using OGM in analysis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), is expanding its BELAC-accredited menu to include acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).

“With the flexibility we now have as an accredited laboratory by BELAC, our teams can develop OGM-based assays addressing hematological malignancies without the need for a new audit,” said Barbara Dewaele, PhD, supervisor of the Laboratory for Genetics of Malignant Disorders at University Hospitals Leuven. “We are excited to move forward using this valuable tool to analyze the genomes of patients with cancer and rare diseases.”

At the European Cytogenomics Conference in July 2021, Dr. Dewaele shared the results of implementing an OGM-based assay for ALL patients that her team developed with Bionano’s Saphyr® system. As presented by Dr. Dewaele and her team, compared to their existing workflow, the new workflow including OGM as a primary analysis method reduced the number of fluorescence in-situ hybridization probes used by 90% and eliminated the need for multiplexed ligation polymorphism assays. In their new workflow including OGM, it is complemented with karyotyping to detect ploidy changes and the presence of small subclones. This transformation resulted in a turnaround time that was 14 days faster, a cost savings of approximately 50% and higher overall success rates in finding pathogenic variants in samples.

https://ir.bionanogenomics.com/news-releases/news-release-details/university-hospitals-leuven-belgium-outlines-their-menu