Personal data from genetic tests has been used in drug development and research.
CEO Anne Wojcicki hopes the collective power of health information will advance research.
Consumers can get information to help them determine if they are at risk of developing Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
The company will offer tests to determine if people are carriers relatively rare diseases.
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on the nation's biggest at-home DNA test kit company
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy is likely to boost demand for a medical test that determines the probability of breast cancer. That test is currently available from just one company, Myriad Genetics, which charges more than $4,000.
Ancestry.com unveils new, more advanced DNA testing.
