REG-PanGenomic Health Inc: PanGenomic Health Subsidiary Announces First Sale of BDNF Biomarker Tests

Pangenomic HealthAnnouncement

17/11/2023 12:30

17 November 2023

 

PanGenomic Health Inc.

(“PanGenomic” or the “Company”)

 

PanGenomic Health Subsidiary Announces First Sale of BDNF Biomarker Tests

 

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 17 November 2023 – PanGenomic Health
Inc. ("PanGenomic Health" or the "Company") (CSE: NARA) (AQSE: NARA), is
pleased to announce that its subsidiary, MUJN Diagnostics Inc. (“MUJN
Diagnostics”), has launched its BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor)
mental health biomarker health assessment service and completed its first sale
of the point-of-care test marketed to health clinics in Canada.

 

"Our strategy is to continue to expand MUJN Diagnostic’s health services
beyond our initial Vitamin D assessments to include rapid in-clinic access to
a panel of mental health patient point-of-care biomarker assessments", said
Vincent Lum, CEO of MUJN Diagnostics and Co-Founder of PanGenomic Health. "Our
newest product is the MUJN BDNF Biomarker assessment for mental health and
wellness. Changes in BDNF levels provide important information for health
practitioners when considering treatment options for patients with brain
health concerns such as major depressive disorder." 1

 

Current clinical research on BDNF has found that: 2

 

·        BDNF plays a significant role in the survival and development
as well as creation of new neurons. BDNF has been shown to be a critical
regulator of neurocognitive functions and  impairment of BDNF levels have
been connected to a variety of mental health diseases.

·        Decrease in the expression of BDNF is seen in many
neurological problems such as Depression, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's,
Huntington's and bipolar disease.

·        BDNF serum levels are lower in patients with major depressive
disorder compared with those in healthy controls. Pharmacological treatments
often lead to an increase in BDNF levels, which correlates with an improvement
in a patient’s mental health condition.

 

1  Porter GA, O'Connor JC. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and inflammation
in depression: Pathogenic partners in crime? World J Psychiatry. 2022 Jan
19;12(1):77-97. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i1.77
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8783167/). PMID: 35111580;
PMCID: PMC8783167.

2  Correia A.S., Cardoso A., Vale N., “BDNF Unveiled: Exploring Its Role in
Major Depression Disorder Serotonergic Imbalance and Associated Stress
Conditions”, Pharmaceutics 2023, 15(8), 2081,
https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15082081; Bathina S., Das U.N.,
“Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its clinical implications”, Arch
Med Sci. 2015 Dec 10, 11(6), 1164-78. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2015.56342
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4697050/), Epub 2015 Dec 11.
PMID: 26788077; PMCID: PMC4697050; Zelada M.I., Garrido V., Liberona A., Jones
N., Zúñiga K., Silva H., Nieto R.R., “Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
(BDNF) as a Predictor of Treatment Response in Major Depressive Disorder
(MDD): A Systematic Review”, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023, 24(19):14810,  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914810.

 

 

 

 

 

The Directors of PanGenomic take responsibility for this announcement.

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law
by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is
disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of
MAR.

 

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Jerry Lai, Investor Relations    Maryam Marissen, President & CEO

PanGenomic Health Inc.    PanGenomic Health Inc.

778 743 4642      778 743 4642

ir@pangenomic.com     info@pangenomic.com

 

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About MUJN Diagnostics

 

MUJN Diagnostics Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PanGenomic Health Inc.
and is focused on developing a decision support system for alternative
healthcare providers. MUJN's Decision Support System is intended to include
biomarker diagnostics, symptom and treatment tracking, and personalized health
analytics, with the goal of empowering healthcare providers and their patients
towards better outcomes.

 

About PanGenomic Health

 

PanGenomic Health is a precision health company that has developed a self-care
digital platform to deliver personalised, evidence-based information about
natural treatments. The Company’s initial focus is to support mental health.
Registered as a British Columbia benefit company, PanGenomic Health's mission
is to promote and improve the health and wellness of people and society by
providing a technology platform that identifies plant-based solutions tailored
to the health profile of each individual.

 

 

This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed
“forward-looking statements”, including statements respecting the services
to be provided by PanGenomic Health and the consideration to be paid to
PanGenomic Health. The use of any of the words “anticipate”,
“continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”,
“would”, “project”, “should”, “believe” and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements. Although
PanGenomic Health believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the
forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not
be placed on the forward-looking statements because PanGenomic Health can give
no assurance that they will prove to be correct. In particular, there can be
no assurance that MUJN Diagnostics' biomarker test platform will perform as
proposed or at all. Since forward-looking statements address future events and
conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. These statements speak only as of the date of this News
Release. Actual results could differ materially from those currently
anticipated due to a number of factors and risks including various risk
factors discussed in PanGenomic Health’s disclosure documents which can be
found under PanGenomic Health’s profile on www.sedar.com.

 

 



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