Myriad RBM DiscoveryMAP Technology Identifies Novel Biomarkers That May Predict Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Diabetes

Myriad RBM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Myriad Genetics, Inc. MYGN, today announced that its DiscoveryMAP® platform successfully identified combinations of 15 protein biomarkers associated with cardiovascular (CV) events or death in people with pre-diabetes or early type 2 diabetes, according to a study published by the journal Circulation. "Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of deaths globally," said Riccardo Perfetti, M.D., vice president Medical Affairs, Global Diabetes at Sanofi, which sponsored the study. "We are optimistic that as we move toward personalized medicine, cardiovascular biomarkers will help us predict future events and possibly develop tailored treatment plans for patients that will save more lives." In the paper titled, "Identifying Novel Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Events or Death in People with Dysglycemia," researchers at the Population Health Research Institute and Sanofi used Myriad RBM's DiscoveryMAP platform to evaluate 237 cardiometabolic biomarkers in serum from 8,401 participants in the completed Outcome Reduction with Initial Glargine Intervention (ORIGIN) trial. Results of the assays were analyzed to identify biomarkers that provided better estimates of the risk of future CV events or death than could be estimated from standard clinical and biochemical data alone. The analysis identified See full press release