Parkinson's Disease

23andMe Ramps Up Its Focus on Parkinson's Disease With Help from Google Co-Founder

23andMe, a Silicon Valley- based personal genomics company, made headlines March 12 when it announced a project to enroll up to 10,000 people with Parkinson's to advance research into the disease's causes. The initiative is being funded by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who  has a genetic mutation that is linked to the disease. Linda Avey, 23andMe's co-founder,  spoke to Informilo recently about why the company  is zeroing in on Parkinson's disease, the evolution of personalized medicine and the firm's international expansion. Click on the video.Read more

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