Apr 28, 2009

coriell personalized medicine centre (PMC)

Coriell is a non-profit medical research institution providing the same SNP testing technology, but as a responsible, accountable medical research collaboration to determine its clinical application. Coriell provides its SNP tests at no cost to participants, and they only offer testing in a medical setting, not directly to consumers through the mail. Further, Coriell fully claims that their genomic tests are to be used by physicians to produce actionable medical advice (NOT as “information only”). Finally, unlike other SNP test competitors, Coriell has always operated with CLIA certification, has always operated under the supervision of an Informed Cohort Oversight Board (ICOB), and has obtained a Certificate of Confidentially which authorizes Coriell “to withhold the names and other identifying characteristics of individuals who participate protecting them against the compelled disclosure of any personally identifiable information in any Federal, State, or local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative or other proceedings.” No other similar service offers this protection.

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