What we do

Navigenics was founded on a simple yet powerful idea. If we can give people insight into their genes, they can take steps toward a healthier life.

You can use this information to take action and focus on what matters most to your health. And before symptoms appear, you can take these steps now:

• Make lifestyle changes.
• Talk to your doctor.
• Get early screening.

We help you partner with your physician for earlier detection and better treatments, and ultimately, optimum wellness.

How we do it

We use the latest science to scan your DNA, zeroing in on the specific genetic instructions that influence your health.

These DNA tests don’t reveal your destiny. But they do provide a map that can help guide your future. They tell you about your risks for common conditions like diabetes and heart attack, as well as less common ones, like celiac disease.

Not just data. Insights.

We evaluate the latest medical literature to find options especially tailored to you. Your reports are personalized based on your level of risk. We help make the meaning clear.

Your board-certified Genetic Counselor* can help you understand your results. And we help you share your results with your doctor effectively.

*If you live in the state of New York, state law may require that you talk with your doctor about your results. But our Genetic Counselors remain available to consult with your physician if needed.

With this knowledge comes power

You have the power to take appropriate action. Focus on the right priorities. Take preventive measures. Be alert for early symptoms. Schedule more detailed testing.

You’ll learn the real choices and chances open to you. And the better you can see down the road, the more prepared you’ll be for life’s challenges.

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Family history and genetic testing are two sides of the same coin.

Did your grandfather have a heart attack? Did your mother have diabetes?

Family history can be an important piece of your health puzzle. It can reveal patterns of disease that may help you and your physician identify your health risks. Yet in the same way blue eyes may skip a generation or two, so might heart disease, diabetes or other conditions that do not always appear in our known family history.

Genetic testing information takes us into a realm of what we can’t see -- information that resides at our molecular level. Family history and genetic information are a powerful combination, giving us a more complete picture of health.

Missing pieces

Some of us don’t know what happened in our family’s medical history.

What if you never knew one of your parents?

What if your family never talked about health problems?

What if you were adopted and don’t have any family health information?

Genetic knowledge helps fill those gaps, giving you answers you've never been able to access before.

Inheritance

The way we inherit our DNA is complex. You don’t know which components of your DNA you inherited from each parent. And developing a condition is an intricate interaction between your DNA, your surroundings, and your behaviors.

In the past, many of us thought that genetic testing could only answer questions about inheriting very rare conditions. Now, genetic testing can also reveal insights into your inheritance for a wide variety of health conditions, including ones many of us face every day.

Understand yourself

Ultimately, genetic testing can provide powerful information beyond family history, and even complement influences that arise from your lifestyle and environment.

For the first time in history, you can combine all these elements to get a truly comprehensive view of your health. A comprehensive view of you.

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Is DNA my destiny?

MYTH: Genes are your destiny.

TRUTH: Contrary to popular belief, DNA doesn’t have to be scary. Your DNA indicates your genetic risks, but it doesn’t define your future. There are many things you can do to reduce these risks – and once you know all the ways you can take action, chances are you’ll want to know.

Does DNA only come from blood?

MYTH: A genetic test requires a blood sample.

TRUTH: Our tests are based on the DNA found in saliva. So the process is painless, but still reliable and accurate.

Are genetic mutations common?

MYTH: Most people don’t have any genetic mutations.

TRUTH: Everyone has genetic mutations, or variations, in their genetic code. These variations are part of what makes us unique, and some of the more common ones can also reveal our predispositions for certain health conditions. Navigenics tests for these common, informative variations.

Is my genetic information safe?

MYTH: Others will get access to my genetic information, and then use it to keep me from getting a job or health insurance.

TRUTH: Navigenics protects your genetic information and keeps you in control.

• Our service keeps your genetic information secure, so only you control access.
• We don't share personal files with insurers, employers, or medical records firms.
• We don’t sell or share your personal genetic information with other companies.

Furthermore, a growing number of federal and state legal protections help you benefit from your genetic information without putting your job or health insurance at risk.

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A powerful tool for change

Your DNA can let you know the health conditions to which you are genetically predisposed. But there's a lot that happens between now and later. There are environmental factors that influence health, and, in some cases, actually outweigh genetic risks. Your lifestyle is another huge influence -- your diet, how much you exercise, how you manage stress.

So the sooner you get your hands on your genetic insights, the sooner you can develop prevention strategies and start paying closer attention to early warning signs -- because often, earlier diagnosis lessens a condition's impact.

Your future is more in your control than you might think.

Helping your doctor help you

If you so choose, you can share the results of your Navigenics with your personal physician. And your Genetic Counselor is available to talk with your doctor as well, as part of your healthcare team.

That's a powerful combination, and a new level of personalized medicine. Working with your health team, you'll be able to develop prevention strategies that are informed by the latest science and are immediately actionable.

More than a test

With Navigenics, you get a full complement of services built around your personalized results:

• A board-certified Genetic Counselor* who is available to help you, or if you choose, your doctor
• Ongoing access to your genetic results report for an entire year, with options to continue or upgrade your service. You'll receive new and updated genetic insights for the length of your membership.
• Easy-to-use, relevant health information, developed by our physicians, medical writers and the Mayo Clinic to help you understand each health condition and know what to do next

*If you live in the state of New York, state law may require that you talk with your doctor about your results. But our Genetic Counselors remain available to consult with your physician if needed.

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