Quanterix’s Simoa P-Tau 217 Blood Test Receives the US FDA’s Breakthrough Device Designation for Alzheimer’s Disease
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- The US FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to the company’s Simoa phospho-Tau 217 (p-Tau 217) blood test for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
- The Simoa p-Tau 217 test is a semi-quantitative in vitro diagnostic immunoassay that utilizes Quanterix HD-X immunoassay system to measure the concentration of p-Tau 217 in plasma
- The test is indicated for patients with cognitive impairment & who are under evaluation for AD risk. The final diagnosis is done after interpreting the test results with other diagnostic tools
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