23andMe DNA results to be used by Glaxo for new drug research

23andMe DNA results to be used by Glaxo for new drug research

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https://www.cnet.com/news/23andme-dna-results-to-be-used-by-glaxo-for-new-drug-research/

If you gave up a saliva swab to find out your ancestry, your genes might now be used in pharmaceutical research.

Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline will use the DNA results of gene-testing company 23andMe customers to research and design new drugs, according to a Wednesday post on 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki's blog. The goal is to use 23andMe's large genetic database -- it has more than 5 million customers -- to "gather insights and discover novel drug targets driving disease progression and develop therapies for serious unmet medical needs based on those discoveries," the companies said in a release.

23andMe DNA results to be used by Glaxo for new drug research

Jul 26, 2018, 11:31pm UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/23andme-dna-results-to-be-used-by-glaxo-for-new-drug-research/ > If you gave up a saliva swab to find out your ancestry, your genes might now be used in pharmaceutical research. > Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline will use the DNA results of gene-testing company 23andMe customers to research and design new drugs, according to a Wednesday post on 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki's blog. The goal is to use 23andMe's large genetic database -- it has more than 5 million customers -- to "gather insights and discover novel drug targets driving disease progression and develop therapies for serious unmet medical needs based on those discoveries," the companies said in a release.