GeneDx has a big market in mind for its genetic testing: every newborn baby. The 24-year-old-company wants to make the testing common at birth. The goal: Identify potential diseases or conditions so ...

Genetic testing creates important opportunities for assessment of genetic risk and diagnosis. However, some genetic tests do not identify all of the possible gene mutations that can cause a ...

Genetic testing is recommended for those with personal ... “One of the red flags is a very early age at cancer diagnosis, or multiple cancers in the same person, then interestingly certain ...

Learning about your genetics and ancestry is easier than ever. All you need to do is choose from the many DNA ancestry tests available online, receive your kit and send back the required DNA samples.

A new study shows that long-read sequencing has the potential to improve the rate of diagnosis while reducing the time to diagnosis from years to days — in a single test and at a much lower cost.

A 2023 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that only 6.8% of more than 1 million cancer patients underwent genetic testing within two years of diagnosis.

After a genetic test, Alex Swanson learned he has hereditary hemochromatosis, a condition causing iron overload that can lead ...

The partnership with Lumea positions Myriad Genetics to reach a wider audience through Lumea's established market presence, potentially increasing the utilization of their diagnostic tests.

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