Lineagen, Inc. is a privately held

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and

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company based in Salt Lake City, UT. The company was incorporated in 2006 and collaborated with two leading autism research institutions: the

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and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), to identify novel genetic variants likely causal of autism spectrum disorder. Lineagen was granted an exclusive commercial license to these novel genetic variants. Notably, the markers from CHOP, published in ''

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'' and '' PLoS Genetics'', were named by ''

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'' magazine as one of the top ten medical breakthroughs of 2009. Since 2010, Lineagen provides genetic laboratory services to healthcare providers, which include

fluorescence in situ hybridization Fluorescence ''in situ'' hybridization (FISH) is a molecular cytogenetic technique that uses fluorescent probes that bind to only particular parts of a nucleic acid sequence with a high degree of sequence complementarity. It was developed by ...

(FISH),

karyotyping A karyotype is the general appearance of the complete set of chromosomes in the cells of a species or in an individual organism, mainly including their sizes, numbers, and shapes. Karyotyping is the process by which a karyotype is discerned by de ...

and chromosomal microarray testing for children with childhood development disorders. In 2012, Lineagen and Affymetrix, Inc. announced that the companies have signed an agreement where Lineagen receives exclusive rights to develop a proprietary chromosomal microarray assay based on Affymetrix' GeneChip technology platform.

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