Veritas Genetics推出1000美金个人全基因组计划

  29日，Veritas Genetics宣布推出个人基因组计划（PGP），提供的全基因组测序和解读，价格低于 1,000美金。
  Veritas在一份声明称，参与PGP属于“自然的一步。”Veritas共同创始人和哈佛医学院教授George Church是共同指导PGP；该公司的CSO，Preston Estep担任PGP的测序主管；其CMO，Joseph Thakuria，是PGP的医疗主管。
  PGP计划通过完成数千人完整的基因组测序来推进个人基因组学和个体化医疗的研究。在全球范围内有超过16000人参加。
  此次合作的财务及其他细节尚未披露。
  本月早些时候，Veritas公司宣布在中国成立了新的研发中心。今年六月，该公司推出了BRCA1和BRCA2检测。

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  Veritas Genetics today announced it is partnering with the Personal Genome Project (PGP) to offer whole-genome sequencing and interpretation for less than $1,000.
  Veritas said in a statement that the collaboration with PGP is a "natural step." Veritas Co-founder and Harvard Medical School Professor George Church is the director of the PGP; the firm's CSO, Preston Estep, is PGP's director of sequencing; and its CMO, Joseph Thakuria, is PGP's medical director.
  PGP is trying to sequence thousands of complete genomes to advance research into personal genomics and personalized medicine. It has more than 16,000 participants worldwide.
  Financial and other details of the collaboration were not disclosed.
  Earlier this month, Veritas announced a new R&D center in China. In June, the firm launched a BRCA1 and BRCA2 test.