23andMe Upgrades DNA Test To Offer Diabetes Report.

reports genetic testing company 23andMe has revealed “it is upgrading its $99 and up at-home DNA test to include a report on diabetes, with an explanation on both the genetic and lifestyle factors that influence who’s likely to get the disease in their lifetimes.” The new diabetes report is expected to be “the first of its kind,” and was “developed using data from 2.5 million of its users who consented to the research” while previous reports “have relied on information from publicly-available data-sets, as well as 23andMe’s own database.” The new test is likely to expand the company’s user base, given that more than 30 million Americans – “about 9 percent of the population” – have diabetes. The piece adds that the company has a history of “controversy,” including “a dust-up with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which in 2013 ordered it to cease sales and marketing of its tests.” https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/08/23andme-to-offer-diabetes-genetic-testing.html