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Rosetta Genomics Fortifies Patent Protection for its Unique RosettaGX RevealTM AssayRosetta Genomics Ltd. (NASDAQ:ROSG), a genomic diagnostics company that improves treatment decisions by providing timely and accurate diagnostic information to physicians, today announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent allowance for patent application No. 15/237,364, relating to "miRNA Expression Signature in the Classification of Thyroid Tumors." The allowed patent claims a method of classifying a thyroid lesion sample obtained by fine needle aspiration as malignant or benign, through a classifier algorithm that utilizes the expression profile of microRNAs detected by real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR (News - Alert)). "We continue to fortify our patent portfolio around the Reveal assay, further protecting and distinguishing it from would-be competitors and firmly establishing Rosetta's leading intellectual property position in microRNA diagnostics," stated Kenneth A. Berlin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rosetta Genomics. "Our core commercial strategy continues to focus on growing Reveal utilization for the classification of indeterminate thyroid cases, where many patients with indeterminate results undergo surgery as a precaution despite the fact that up to 80% of these cases are benign. This exposes patients to unnecessary surgical risk and costs the healthcare system hundreds of milions of dollars. We believe due to our proprietary classifier algorithm and microRNA signature, we can help prevent up to 75% of unnecessary thyroid surgeries and has the potential to save healthcare payers an average of approximately $6,000 per patient tested with Reveal. This new patent is central to protecting Reveal," added Mr. Berlin. Rosetta Genomics maintains a robust intellectual property strategy to protect its leadership position in microRNA technology and now has 64 patents granted and 33 patents pending worldwide.
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