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GeneDx CEO wants genetic testing for every newborn [Yahoo! Finance Canada]

Opko Health, Inc. (OPK) 
Last opko health, inc. earnings: 2/26 04:05 pm Check Earnings Report
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The 24-year-old-company wants to make the testing common at birth. The goal: Identify potential diseases or conditions so doctors can begin treating them before symptoms appear in some cases. GeneDx specializes in whole genome sequencing . That involves looking at about 20,000 genes that make up a genome, the instructions to build and sustain a human. More common multi-gene panels, in contrast, may look at a couple hundred genes to identify a specific issue like cancer risk. GeneDx CEO Katherine Stueland likes the potential of newborn testing, but she says her Stamford, Connecticut, company is still studying the idea. A potential challenge: Insurers would have to embrace the idea of covering the roughly $2,000 tests routinely. Stueland spoke recently with The Associated Press. The conversation has been edited for clarity and length. Q: Your testing focuses on diagnosing rare diseases. Will patients eventually see it used in everyday care? A: What is really misunderstood Show less Read more
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