DISQUS

Think Gene: Common Responses to Why DTC Genomics is Dead: Coriell PMC

  • Steven Murphy MD · 1 year ago
    Coriell is doing socially responsible genomics.
    End of story.
    -Steve
    www.thegenesherpa.blogspot.com
  • KyleS · 1 year ago
    One thing I would point out that I don't believe is correct is the assertion that Coriell is a government institution. I believe it's a private non-profit, albeit one that receives a lot of money through government contracts.

    This is important because the suggestion in the article is that Coriell's pocket is bottomless because the project is backed by the government. From their FAQ, funding for this particular project is primarily through private donations. So, expansion from 10,000 to 100,000 isn't guaranteed.
  • Steven Murphy MD · 1 year ago
    Neither is a profit from the SNP test(sans services)companies.

    But I would say CPMC's expansion is much more likely than the former
  • Andrew Yates · 1 year ago
    Agreed with Steve. Unless the study is obviously going nowhere, maintaining an existing project with sunk costs is easier than funding a new venture.
  • Coriell Institute · 1 year ago
    Just to clarify… KyleS is correct: Coriell is not a government institution nor is the Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative (CPMC) a government-funded study.

    The Coriell Institute for Medical Research is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, basic biomedical research institution that is supported by philanthropic donations and by NIH-funded grants. The five-million dollars we have raised to date for the CPMC has come solely from private foundations and individual donors.

    Additionally, the CPMC is not simply a “free medical test,” rather it is a research study that aims to determine the utility of using genome information in health care. Evidence-based studies, like the CPMC, are needed before we will fully understand the impact genomic information may have on an individual’s health care.

    A few other details:
    Our current focus is on individuals in the Delaware Valley, primarily to ensure our study is performed in a medical context, meaning we reach out to both medical professionals and their patients to educate both parties on genome-informed medicine.

    The CPMC web portal will be live toward the end of the year with genetic results. Participants will only receive information about potentially medically actionable genetic variants in an attempt to prevent undue anxiety associated with genetic prognosis. Participants will also have access to genetic counselors (at no cost) to discuss their CPMC results.
  • Gadgets · 2 weeks ago
    They don’t because requiring participants to physically visit their office carefully limits the scale of their program. Coriell will probably be forced to send kits by mail to achieve their goal of 100,000 participants.
  • Quality Leaflet Printing · 3 days ago
    The same is true for a $1000 23andMe or deCODEme test. Come on, this isn’t some fire sale at some outlet store in Kansas, this is an expensive medical test.