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Med BioGene and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Publish Study Demonstrating Potential New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gene Expression Markers for Coronary Artery Disease
July 16, 2009

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Med BioGene Inc. (TSXV: MBI) today announced the publication on July 10, 2009 online ahead of print in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology – a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association – of a study demonstrating potential new diagnostic and therapeutic gene expression markers for coronary artery disease.

See http://atvb.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/ATVBAHA.109.189522v1.

The study, entitled “Functional analysis of the chromosome 9p21.3 coronary artery disease risk locus�, was conducted in collaboration with a team of internationally acclaimed researchers and physicians at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (“UOHI�).  The UOHI team was led by Dr. Ruth McPherson, Director of the Atherogenomics Laboratory at UOHI and Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at the University of Ottawa.  The MBI team was led by Drs. Bradley W. McLean and Christine Buerki and included Dr. Richard C. Cook, Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of British Columbia.

The research was based on a previous study by UOHI published in the journal Science detailing the association of DNA sequence variations, known as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), in the 9p21.3 locus with an increased risk for coronary artery disease.

The new publication demonstrates the relationship between the 9p21.3 risk locus, the gene expression of the recently identified ANRIL transcript and the activation of atherosclerosis related pathways using gene expression analysis of blood samples obtained from healthy and diseased patients.  These pathways represent potential new targets for diagnosis, risk assessment and therapeutic intervention of coronary artery disease.

About Med BioGene

MBI is a life science company focused on the development and commercialization of genomic-based personalized clinical laboratory diagnostic tests.

MBI’s lead product, LungExpress Dx™, is expected to be the first commercially available gene expression-based test for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer that analyzes the molecular profile of a patient’s tumour to provide information to assist in tailoring treatment for that specific patient.  LungExpress Dx™ is the first and only gene expression-based test for non-small-cell lung cancer shown to assist in determining a patient's benefit from chemotherapy and prognosis for survival.

MBI is committed to advancing personalized medicine by commercializing tests that provide clinically relevant information to both save lives and reduce health care costs.

For corporate information, please contact:

Erinn B. Broshko
Chief Executive Officer
(604) 306-4969
ebroshko@medbiogene.com
www.medbiogene.com

For investor relations information, please contact:

Peterson Capital
(604) 684-2883
rick@rickpeterson.ca
www.petersoncapital.ca 

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