Personal Genomics
“This is where we are in the era of personal genomics: some modest amusement, a few interesting tidbits, a bit of useful information, but mostly the promise of much better things to come. The more people are allowed–encouraged, even–to experiment, the sooner that promise can be realized.” – Misha Angrist (in http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/21250/) circa 02008
services
| Company | URL | Jurisdiction | Cost | Service |
| 23andme | https://www.23andme.com/ | US | ~399 USD | “23andMe looks at nearly 600,000 SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms), scattered across the 23 pairs of chromosomes that constitute the human genetic sequence. We also look at a few thousand places on the mitochondrial DNA, an odd loop of genetic material outside the nucleus that is involved in producing energy for the cell.” |
| navigenics | http://www.navigenics.com/ | US | >2,500 USD | “whole genome scan and a personalized report, as well as a year’s worth of ongoing updates” |
| deCODEme | http://www.decodeme.com/ | IS | ~900 USD | “a comprehensive genome scan and online analysis of your unique DNA profile by scanning one million variants in your genome.” |
| knome | http://www.knome.com/ | US | >350,000 USD | “whole-genome sequencing and a comprehensive analysis from a team of leading geneticists, clinicians and bioinformaticians.” |
discussion / diversion
- “Tell me Everything: How To Use SNPedia for 23andMe and deCODEme” > http://www.thinkgene.com/tell-me-everything-how-to-use-snpedia-for-23andme-and-decodeme/
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