INTERVIEW
COLOR GENOMICS ’ INNOVATIVE health service can identify serious hereditary conditions such as cancer and high cholesterol , as well as giving patients a better idea of their chances of falling ill in the future . Prevention and early detection would create huge savings for healthcare services around the world , as well as the clear benefits to people ’ s lives . As Othman Laraki , Co-founder and CEO of Color Genomics explains :
“ There is no incentive for people to not get genetic counselling .”
The tests currently analyse 30 different genes associated with eight common types of hereditary cancer as well as cardiovascular risk . Patients order the testing kits online , provide a blood or saliva sample , and within a couple of weeks the results are emailed back to both them and their doctors . After this , they can discuss the results with Color ’ s genetic
8 February 2018