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ParAllele BioScience

Biosciences company enters collaboration to study genetics of heart disease

Published in Genetics and Environmental Business Week, November 4th, 2004

ParAllele BioScience announced that it has entered into collaboration with Novartis Pharma AG to discover genetic variations associated with coronary artery disease.

Coronary artery disease affects 13 million people in the United States and is the leading cause of death for both men and women. The results of the study will be used to identify biomarkers that can aid disease diagnosis and potentially guide treatment options, as well as identify and prioritize new drug targets.

In this Novartis-funded study, ParAllele will utilize its proprietary Mismatch Repair Detection (MRD) technology to comprehensively discover novel Single Nucleotide...

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