Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions has unveiled DiscoverSeries HLAB*27 Detection Kit, an in-vitro diagnostic test for Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS).

The RT-PCR test by Mylab comprises all necessary checks and controls, which result in almost 100 per cent accuracy.

Based on real-time PCR technology, the test contains the necessary reagents for accurate determination of HLA-B27 genotype and qualitative detection of Ankylosing Spondylitis.

It covers one of the highest numbers of the known geno/subtypes in comparison with other available kits in the market. This is a high throughput test and processes up to 90 samples in 80 minutes in a single run.

Hasmukh Rawal, Founder and MD, Mylab Discovery Solutions, said “There has been an alarming increase in the incidence of AS, amongst Indian young adult. HLA-B27 is found in about 90% of patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). It is vital that disease is diagnosed at an early stage in order to control its progression. However, delayed diagnosis is considered as a significant challenge for the majority of patients.