DNA testing firm Helix and clinical diagnostic company PerkinElmer have partnered on GenePrism , a collaboration which gives healthy consumers an analysis of 59 genes covered by the American College of Medical Genetics . The collaboration pits competitors against chromosome 23andMe , but unlike the latter firm , GenePrism requires doctor approval and the test analyses the whole of a specified gene , rather than a mutation . The collaboration costs between $ 259 and $ 300 .
DNA testing firm Helix and clinical diagnostic company PerkinElmer have partnered on GenePrism, a product which offers healthy consumers an analysis of 59 genes covered by the American College of Medical Genetics. The collaboration pits Helix against rival 23andMe, but unlike the latter firm, GenePrism requires doctor approval and the test analyses the whole of a specified gene, rather than a segment. The test costs between $259 and $300.