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First-of-its-Kind Diagnostic Aid Uses a Single Hair Strand to Detect Autism Risk in Babies

by Bernice Lottering
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In 2022, the U.S. FDA granted Breakthrough Device status to LinusBio's hair-based autism diagnostic aid, expediting its regulatory review process. Image: Adobe Stock
New Jersey-based Linus Biotechnology Inc. (LinusBio), a precision medicine startup, just launched ClearStrand-ASD, a novel biomarker test for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This first-of-its-kind diagnostic aid analyzes a single strand of hair to detect a molecular signature linked to autism. It helps doctors rule out ASD in children aged 1 to 36 months when autism … First-of-its-Kind Diagnostic Aid Uses a Single Hair Strand to Detect Autism Risk in Babies Read More » To access this post, you must purchase Individual Subscriber Yearly or Enterprise Subscriber.

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