IRVINE, Calif.,– CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX), a molecular diagnostics company performing DNA-based testing services for developmental disorders and cancer diagnostics, today announced that its chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) test for miscarriage analysis has received conditional approval from the New York State’s Department of Health for testing on patient samples from the state. With nearly 20 million people, New York is the third most populated state in the nation, behind only California and Texas.

The Company’s CMA test for miscarriage analysis, also called a Product of Conception (POC) test, is currently CombiMatrix’s fastest growing test in terms of volumes.CombiMatrix previously announced on June 18th that volumes from both of its prenatal CMA tests have increased significantly in the past six months following the publication of data from two National Institutes of Health (NIH) studies showing the superiority of CMA over traditional karyotyping for identifying clinically significant genetic abnormalities.

“Gaining the conditional license and ultimately the final approval to market and sell our POC test throughout New York is an important milestone for us that will allow us to broaden the market for our number one growth product,” said CEO Mark McDonough. “As approved under the conditional license, we will now begin to sell directly to customers and to seek distribution partnerships to leverage our internal sales force. This could be a tremendous opportunity for us and, we believe, for the physicians and patients in New York.”