Apart from gene-linked diseases, it will also be able to predict general ailments, a step that enable people future-ready regarding their health.
An institute under the Department of Science and Technology has developed technology that it says can predict future ailments by analysing a person's DNA. Apart from gene-linked diseases, it will also be able to predict general ailments, a step that enable people future-ready regarding their health.
A number of international labs and scientists have shown interest in the technology, said Dr. Anurag Agarwal of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), which is part of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
"We have already conducted trials of the test and are now ready to launch it commercially. Some of the international labs have also shown interest in the test and we are at the final stages of discussing the pricing and launch," he said.
Agarwal added that the test would not be expensive and is likely to be launched commercially as soon as the institute finalises a price.
The technology, named Gomad (Genomics and Other Omix Technology for In-well Medical Decision), is expected to predict the kind of ailments a person is are likely to get, including high blood pressure, diabetes, liver disease, and other gene-linked diseases.
It will also be able to predict diseases/ailments of a foetus by analysing its DNA, including genetic disorders like asthma, diabetes, cleft palate, obesity, infertility and some cancers, as well. There are some disorders that are linked to Y chromosome and are passed on only if the father has the ailment, while those linked to the X chromosome linked are more dominant.
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