• Publication shows that OGM can resolve translocation partners involving MYC in multiple myeloma (MM) more effectively than current methods
• The release of compelling data in MM underscores the potential for wider adoption and use of OGM across all blood cancers as an alternative to traditional methods like karyotyping and fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH)
  

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNGO) today announced the publication in Blood Cancer Journal by a group of researchers at the Korea College of Medicine in South Korea showing that optical genome mapping (OGM) can resolve rearrangements in the MYC gene in multiple myeloma (MM), which represent highly actionable biomarkers in cancer. MM accounts for 1.3% of all malignancies and 12% of all hematologic cancers. Among the hallmark genetic abnormalities in MM are rearrangements involving the MYC gene, a potent oncogene which encodes a protein that functions as a transcriptional regulator. The release of compelling data in MM underscores the potential for wider adoption and use of OGM across all blood cancers as an alternative to traditional methods like karyotyping and fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH).