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Oct 13, 2007

Cellestis, FDA Approval for Blood Test for Detecting Tuberculosis

October 12, 2007 - Physicians & TB controllers around the country can now quickly and accurately detect M. tuberculosis infection with today's U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of QuantiFERON(R)-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT(TM)). This blood test detects cellular immune responses to proteins specifically associated with tuberculosis (TB) infection... Cellectis' Press Release [PDF]-