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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 23andMe, Inc., a leading personal genetics company, has announced the first-time discovery of the potentially protective nature of the gene serum/glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) which appears to be protective against a high-risk leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) mutation for Parkinson's disease (PD). The LRRK2 gene is recognized as a significant risk factor for Parkinson's disease. Of the approximately 1 in 10,000 people who...

If met, Challenge will take total Brin Wojcicki Foundation giving to $130 million NEW YORK, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki announced a $50-million challenge spurring existing and new donors at every level to give, or increase giving, to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF). The Challenge is now in effect and will match all new or increased gifts to The Michael J. Fox Foundation on a one-to-one basis through year-end 2012. The...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 23andMe, a leading personal genomics company, today announced the addition of approximately $9 million to its Series C Financing to bring the total raised in the round to approximately $31 million. 23andMe first announced its Series C Financing in November 2010. With this closing, MPM Capital joins Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation as new investors and MPM Capital Managing Director Ashley Ledbetter Dombkowski, PhD is joining...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- 23andMe, Inc., a leading personal genetics company, announced today the closing of its Series C financing. The company raised a total of more than $22 million of funding from a new investor, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, and current investors -- including New Enterprise Associates and Google Ventures. "We believe this round of financing will help us achieve our goal of dramatically accelerating the pace of research and...

23andMe, Inc., a leading personal genetics company, announced today that it has published the first data to come out of its novel participant-driven research program. The results, available online in the journal PLoS Genetics, replicate several known genetic associations, validating 23andMe's methodology and ushering in an era of more efficient genetic research."This paper announces and validates a revolutionary way of conducting scientific research," said Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe...

The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on 23andMe, as well as other companies that sell genetic tests directly to consumers. The FDA sent letters out last week to five companies that are involved in that industry, saying their tests are medical devices that must receive regulatory approval before they can be marketed. "Premarket review allows for an independent and unbiased assessment of a diagnostic test's ability to generate test results that can reliably be used to support good...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- 23andMe, Inc., an industry leader in personal genetics, conducted the genetic analysis of both former and current NFL players, as well as scientific controls, to investigate how genes impact athletic performance. Over 100 players were recruited for the study, the largest genetic examination ever conducted on professional American athletes. It was performed as a result of discussions with senior writer Shaun Assael of ESPN The Magazine and the...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Arthur D. Levinson, a member of both Google and Apple's boards, acted correctly in resigning from Google's board, Consumer Watchdog said today. "We're pleased that Arthur Levinson finally realized that serving on both Google's and Apple's boards was untenable," said John M. Simpson, consumer advocate with Consumer Watchdog. "It took too long, but he finally did the right thing."' The nonpartisan, nonprofit advocacy group had called...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Genentech Board Chairman Arthur D. Levinson should quit as a director of either Internet giant Google or Apple to avoid antitrust violations, Consumer Watchdog said today, following the resignation of Eric Schmidt from the Apple board. The call from the nonprofit, nonpartisan consumer group came after the announcement that Google Chairman and Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, who held the same dual role, was stepping down from Apple's...

Pregnancy Tracking Tools Bring Women Together To Share and Learn From Each Other MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- 23andMe, Inc., an industry leader in personal genetics, announced today that it has launched a free pregnancy community and research initiative with the goal of connecting women together and making research discoveries that can lead to healthier and more enjoyable pregnancies for all women. Moms of all ages are welcome to participate in the community. Pregnancy...