Mel-Mont Medical announces the validation of its patented self-sampling technology, Mía by XytoTest®, for molecular screening using HPV-DNA and 7-Type mRNA E6/E7.
KLOKKARSTUA, Norway, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mel-Mont Medical, a boutique medical device and technology company dedicated to improving women's health through the use of its DNA and mRNA patented self-sampling screening kit, Mia by XytoTest®, receives clinical validation as being equally effective to clinician-collected sampling.
- "Current estimates indicate that every year 569,847 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 311,365 die from the disease.
- Cervical cancer ranks as the third most frequent cancer among women in the world," according to Globocan information center on HPV and cancer.
- The uniqueness of Ma by XytoTest empowers sexually active women to further their self-care opportunities and pre-screen for HPV-caused cancers.
- PreTect AS, a fully ISO 13485:2016, CE/IVD certified, and FDA registered mRNA manufacturing facility based in Klokkarstua, Norway, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mel-Mont Medical, Inc.