January 8, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN) said it has entered into an agreement with Mammography Reporting System, Inc. to help increase the identification of patients at high risk for hereditary breast cancer.

Under the terms of the agreement, MRS will incorporate “risk flags” for hereditary breast cancer risk in their breast cancer tracking software. This will enable medical professionals at mammography screening centers throughout the country to identify patients who would benefit from hereditary breast cancer testing using Myriad’s BRACAnalysis(R) breast cancer predisposition test. According to a study published by Hughes, et al. in Breast Journal, up to 6% of women in mammography centers, or approximately 2.4 million women, are at high risk for hereditary breast cancer and are appropriate candidates for BRACAnalysis(R) testing.

BRACAnalysis(R) is Myriad’s predictive diagnostic test to assess a woman’s risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer based on detection of mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Myriad estimates that less than 10% of mutation carriers for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have been identified in the United States. While Myriad’s sales force currently addresses the Ob/Gyn community, mammography centers represent a new and an ideal channel to identify those women at increased risk. It is anticipated that this agreement will provide Myriad with greater penetration into the asymptomatic market – women who do not have breast or ovarian cancer but have a family history. Myriad will assist MRS customers in these mammography centers by providing educational materials and resources to enable health care providers to address the needs of those patients identified as being at high risk for hereditary breast cancer.

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