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Thanks so much for the comment! In order to offer this testing and give back a result report that can really be used by a doctor, it should be physician-ordered
by astroH 7y ago
Thanks so much for the comment! In order to offer this testing and give back a result report that can really be used by a doctor, it should be physician-ordered, processed in a CLIA-certified and ideally, a CAP-accredited lab, have the lab report signed out by a clinical lab director, and ideally (for ethical reasons) offer genetic counseling to patients. From the bioinformatics perspective, the bioinformatician should be trying to take in all of the medical information we know about the patient and apply this to the analysis. This is what we offer. In contrast, with Dante labs, you basically send them your sample and get back raw data and some very basic reports. If you bring these to a doctor, the recommendation might be to just get another genetic test via a lab that follows all of the procedures as stated above so a person may end up doing it twice if they go that route. Ours offers the complete end-to-end solution that you would get in the healthcare system while Dante labs is really just a way to access your raw DNA.
- blue_eyes1978 7y agoBut do your results also allow a user/customer/patient to access their raw DNA, as well? And how much of the DNA is mapped?
- astroH 7y agoYes, we do allow users to access their raw DNA. We will make VCF, BAM, and FASTQ files available if requested. We map the entire exome at 100x coverage which covers all genes.