G&H’s exclusive NAVIGENICS interview with Medical Director Dr Michael Nierenberg
April 7, 2008 by Elaine
Filed under Genetic Testing, Interviews, Polls, Podcasts
Navigenics approached Genetics and Health for an interview. With so much written about similar genomics companies such as 23andme, Knome, deCODE genetics, I was intrigued to learn more about this company. In particular, Navigenics appears to be the only company within this industry genre who provides a comprehensive wellness model – a healthcare model that Opaldia, the genetic screening and health surveillance company I founded, endorsed whole-heartedly.
I interviewed Navigenics’ Medical Director Dr Michael A Nierenberg MD, clinical professor of medicine, emeritus at
The following series of articles, to be posted over the coming week, take an in-depth look into Navigenics’ genomic services including how the company has positioned its services in relation to its ‘competition’ but importantly how Navigenics answers some of the ethical issues surrounding the whole field of genomic testing.
4. Low penetrance v high pentrance genes
6. Privacy, insurance, GINA and ethics
Enjoy!
Elaine Warburton www.geneticsandhealth.com
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