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  • Hi Chironex, Thank you for your honest feedback. I appreciate that you're more interested in medical genetic tests. There are many regulatory challenges for creating diagnostic tests which mean much higher prices for the consumer. I wouldn't expect those prices to go down quickly. Raw data can be shared but many people…
    in New biotech DNA company Comment by Instant_Chemistry July 2015
  • Thanks for your interest! You're right. PCR can be very inaccurate which is why we've spent a lot of time optimizing our protocols. We actually amplify the region of interest and then we cleave them with restriction enzymes that signal the presence or absence of a particular genetic variant. If we are ever in doubt of a…
    in New biotech DNA company Comment by Instant_Chemistry July 2015
  • Hi Chironex, Thanks for your questions. We test for three genes which affect dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin. Specifically they are well researched transporters and receptors called DRD4, OXTR and the 5-HTTLPR region of SLC6A4. Different variants of these genes alter our brain’s sensitivity to dopamine, serotonin and…
    in New biotech DNA company Comment by Instant_Chemistry July 2015