SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — Veracyte Inc. (VCYT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $1.9 million in its first quarter.

The South San Francisco, California-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 19 cents per share.

The molecular diagnostic company posted revenue of $96.8 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $93.8 million.

Veracyte expects full-year revenue in the range of $402 million to $410 million.

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