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Perlegen works with a variety of organizations to deliver valuable genetic tests to healthcare providers, patients and payers.
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Next-generation technologies and millions of patient records yield high-quality data and meaningful clinical results.A critical path through a complex world
One copy of the human genome does not provide the information needed to determine how genetic differences impact health. At Perlegen, we’ve used our technology to “re-sequence” not just one but dozens of human genomes in order to identify and catalog the basic genetic variations commonly present throughout the human population.
The most common form of genetic variation, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), occurs in roughly one in every 1,000 bases of the human genome. By identifying where these SNPs are located, Perlegen can analyze them in large case and control populations in order to quickly hone in on the precise locations of common genetic variations that give rise to specific phenotypic traits.