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Want to find out your baby's gender? Or who the father is? What about whether you possess a gene that makes you more likely to get cancer?
These are all tests that now can be taken in the comfort of your own home.
Consumer Genetics Inc., a Sunnyvale company formed last year, is one of a growing number of companies capitalizing on advances in DNA testing that make it possible for consumers to collect a genetic sample at home and send it back to the company for testing. Costs can range from a few hundred dollars to more than $1,000.
Last week, Consumer Genetics added paternity testing to its growing suite of DNA tests, which includes the "Pink or Blue" test, designed to reveal a baby's gender by the seventh week of pregnancy.
Consumer Genetics' paternity test, which is not the only home paternity product on the market, requires a cheek swab from the baby and the possible father. But the test also allows mothers to test their baby's paternity without the suspected father's knowledge.
"You can use chewed gum...
These are all tests that now can be taken in the comfort of your own home.
Consumer Genetics Inc., a Sunnyvale company formed last year, is one of a growing number of companies capitalizing on advances in DNA testing that make it possible for consumers to collect a genetic sample at home and send it back to the company for testing. Costs can range from a few hundred dollars to more than $1,000.
Last week, Consumer Genetics added paternity testing to its growing suite of DNA tests, which includes the "Pink or Blue" test, designed to reveal a baby's gender by the seventh week of pregnancy.
Consumer Genetics' paternity test, which is not the only home paternity product on the market, requires a cheek swab from the baby and the possible father. But the test also allows mothers to test their baby's paternity without the suspected father's knowledge.
"You can use chewed gum...