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September 04, 2008

Navigenics Health Compass expands with new conditions and new DNA markers

Michael Nierenberg, M.D.,

Navigenics Medical Director

Posted 08:00 AM PDT

imageAs a physician with many years in private practice, I’ve always valued tools that helped me care for my patients on an ongoing basis. Everyone’s health is prone to vary over time, so there is definite benefit to new science that highlights change.

That’s why a key aspect of the Navigenics genetic health service – ongoing updates – is so important. When Navigenics analyzes a person’s DNA, the findings don’t stop with that first genetic report. As new genetic research findings pass our rigorous scientific scrutiny, we bring our members additional information about their current conditions and new ones.

This process means that our members’ DNA results stay current with the latest and best genetic science.

This week, we’ve started providing our members their personal genetic insights into two additional conditions:

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Categories: Brain aneurysm, About Navigenics, Celiac disease, Colon cancer, For physicians, Prevention, Stomach cancer

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June 24, 2008

Welcome to The Navigator

Mari Baker,

Navigenics President and CEO

Posted 02:00 PM PDT

imageSince its inception, Navigenics has been driven by the vision of improving health outcomes. The feedback from our members is exciting. Over the last few months we have heard from those discovering colon cancer risk and then finding polyps, discovering glaucoma risk and then discovering elevated eye pressure, discovering celiac disease risk and then getting a positive diagnosis, and many others. 

We are at the very early stages of the new era of predictive genomics and personalized medicine.  There are many voices, there is much debate and there is great dialogue.  As part of furthering that discussion, today we are pleased to announce the launch of our official company blog, The Navigator. Through this blog, we hope to add our voices more regularly to the dialogue on genes and health. We also want to create the opportunity to get more of your feedback and add your voices to the discussion.

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Categories: About Navigenics, Celiac disease, Colon cancer, Glaucoma

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