DNA Testing Companies

[Skol]

Anyone done any research on this? With all the news about breast and ovarian cancer testing there has to be some companies that engage in these activities that could be a moneyspinner. Myriad Genetics in the USA has seen it's SP spike about 30% in the last month. The licensee on the ASX is GTG.

[drworm]

I did one three years ago with 23andme (Californian company, CEO is wife of one of the Google co-founders). They take your DNA and report on health risks, inherited conditions, ancestory, etc based on matches of DNA markers and mutations. I had a quick look at Myriad, and one of the key products is breast cancer BRCA1/BRCA2 gene detection. 23andme already does this, and much more for just $99 now (something like $400 a few years back), so not sure how much these other companies can charge for such a thing.