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Genetics and Health

March 26th, 2008

Exclusive interview with Navigenics coming up … soon!

As readers of Genetics and Health know, I am vocal in my support of providing patients with a wealth of education, information and advice before, during and after they undergo a genetic test.
With this in mind, Navigenics is a company I have had my eye on for some-while.  The company offers a comprehensive SNP based genetic risk assessment screen but has […]

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March 18th, 2008

Genetic testing - ‘recreational genomics’ or the future of diagnostics?

In January, The New England Journal of Medicine published an article criticizing the popularization of genetic testing by companies such as 23andme, deCode, Navigenics and Knome who doctors believe are introducing genetic testing prematurely into a commercial setting and confusing public and medics alike.  The authors of this article coined the phrase ‘recreational genomics’ for this type of testing.
While […]

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