IQuity has developed a blood test that uses RNA gene expression analysis to diagnose fibromyalgia.

The IsolateFibromyalgia test can evaluate whether a person’s gene expression pattern is consistent with fibromyalgia. Expression is the process by which information from a gene is used to create a functional product like protein or RNA.

IsolateFibromyalgia is 94 percent accurate, the company said.

IQuity developed RNA blood tests for three other conditions in 2017. One test is for multiple sclerosis and the other for irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease.

“RNA analysis is a cutting-edge tool for doctors that has great potential in the field of medical diagnostics,” Chase Spurlock, IQuity’s CEO, said in a press release.

“Unlike DNA, which can predict the risk of certain diseases, RNA shows what’s taking place right now in a patient’s cells,” he said. “That information can speed up the pace of diagnosis for physicians, leading to faster, more effective treatment for patients.”

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