23andMe Receives First FDA Authorization for Direct-to-Consumer Cancer Risk Genetic Test

On March 6, 2018, 23andMe, Inc. received the first-ever FDA authorization for a direct-to-consumer genetic test that analyzes gene mutations to help predict a subject’s risk of developing specific cancers. 23andMe already sells diagnostic kits by mail that determine a variety of gene profiles from a consumer. This FDA authorization allows 23andMe to supplement the results from those diagnostic tests to also include diagnostic results relating to a consumer’s predicted...