Core Insights - Bionano Genomics announced a study demonstrating that optical genome mapping (OGM) can effectively address limitations of targeted RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) in detecting gene rearrangements in acute leukemias [1][4][5] Summary of Findings - The study published by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center indicates that OGM can identify a higher proportion of clinically significant structural variants (SVs) compared to a 108-gene targeted RNA-seq panel [4][5] - A total of 234 gene rearrangements or fusions were detected by OGM and/or RNA-seq across 206 subjects, representing 43.6% of a cohort of 467 acute leukemia research subjects [8] - OGM uniquely identified 37 events (15.8%), while RNA-seq uniquely identified 22 events (9.4%), highlighting the complementary nature of both technologies [8] - RNA-seq detected only 20.6% of the enhancer-hijacking events identified by OGM, emphasizing the importance of OGM in detecting critical gene rearrangements [8] Company Overview - Bionano Genomics provides genome analysis solutions aimed at transforming the understanding of the genome through OGM, diagnostic services, and software [6] - The company offers OGM solutions applicable across various research domains, along with a platform-agnostic genome analysis software and nucleic acid extraction solutions [6]