type ltd industry biotechnology founded april 2000 founder bennett greenspan and max blankfeld headquarters houston tx united states products genetic tests website genebygene.com gene by gene is a commercial genetic testing company based in houston texas . 1 the company is owned by bennett greenspan and max blankfeld and is the parent company of family tree dna . contents 1 history 1.1 family tree dna 1.2 the genomics research center 1.3 additional divisions 1.4 acquisition of arpeggi inc. 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit genealogy by genetics ltd. was formed in 2000 with the creation of family tree dna . in september 2012 greenspan and blankfeld restructured the company and renamed it gene by gene ltd. 2 3 after restructuring the business comprises four divisions ; dna dtc dna findings dna traits and family tree dna . 3 4 family tree dna edit main article family tree dna family tree dna was the first commercial company to develop dna testing for genealogical purposes . 5 it has been operational since april 2000 . the genomics research center edit accreditations dna findings nysdoh accredited for relationship tests dna findings aabb accredited for relationship tests dna traits clia registered ftdna us department of commerce safe harbor certification family tree dna originally partnered with the university of arizona for testing . 6 7 however greenspan and blankfeld started their own testing laboratory the houston based genomics research center grc under the genealogy by genetics ltd. parent company in 2007 . 2 8 9 as of november 2012 update the grc processed more than five million discrete dna tests for over 700 000 individuals and organizations . 10 11 12 all public participation kits from the genographic project are currently processed at the grc laboratory . 13 14 in april 2013 gene by gene announced it had signed an agreement with the md anderson cancer center to provide instruction training and supervision to the center s undergraduate molecular genetic technology students . 15 16 additional divisions edit with the opening of the grc greenspan and blankfeld formed additional business units between 2008 and 2012 under the genealogy by genetics company to sell non genealogical genetic tests . 17 18 they launched dna traits in 2008 . in an interview in 2008 greenspan said mendelian disorders are genealogy we either have had a disaster in our families and therefore we know that someone carries the mutation or they are hidden and depending upon whom we marry they might create a personal disaster for the family who is a carrier . 17 18 dna traits offers clinical laboratory improvement amendments clia regulated health diagnostic tests to identify genetic disorders and susceptibility to inherited diseases and other characteristics and serves certified medical professionals and researchers . 19 dna findings offers certified relationship tests including paternity and siblingship tests . dna dtc was created to serve the direct to consumer dtc market and institutional clients such as life science companies contract research organizations academic institutions and public sector research facilities . 3 12 20 acquisition of arpeggi inc. edit in july 2013 gene by gene acquired austin based startup arpeggi inc. which wrote alignment and variant calling computer algorithms for next generation sequencing data . arpeggi s founders jason wang nir leibovich and david mittelman joined gene by gene as chief technology officer chief business officer and chief scientific officer respectively . citation needed see also edit myriad genetics 23andme pathway genomics mygene references edit genebygene . trademarkia.com . retrieved november 28 2012 . a b moore charles april 24 2013 . houston based gene by gene to provide student clinical phase instruction training and supervision at md anderson cancer center . bionews texas . retrieved june 18 2013 . a b c estes roberta november 30 2012 . gene by gene announces landmark dna dtc full genome sequence . dna explained.com . retrieved december 6 2012 . supreme court ruling today allows dnatraits to offer low cost brca breast and ovarian cancer gene testing in u.s. . wall street journal . wall street journal . retrieved june 19 2013 . family tree dna reaches a historic milestone over 500 000 dna tests pdf press release . family tree dna . retrieved november 29 2012 . lomax john nova april 14 2005 . who s your daddy . houston press . houston press lp . retrieved june 14 2013 . interview with bennett greenspan . journal of genetic genealogy . 5 2 v vii . 2009 . retrieved june 18 2013 . bradford nicole 24 feb 2008 . riding the genetic revolution . houston business journal . american city business journals . retrieved 19 june 2013 . moore cece february 9 2013 . a visit to family tree dna s state of the art lab . your genetic genealogist . retrieved june 18 2013 . estes roberta november 13 2012 . family tree dna conference 2012 nits and grits . dna explained.com . retrieved november 28 2012 . zinck jennifer november 13 2012 . 8th annual conference on genetic genealogy day 1 . ancestorcentral.com . retrieved november 28 2012 . a b gene by gene launches dna dtc . the wall street journal . november 29 2012 . retrieved november 29 2012 . faq testing results participation . the genographic project . retrieved april 27 2013 . once you return your genetic sample it will be processed at family tree dna the genographic project s testing partner and a leading genetic genealogy company . faq about the project . the genographic project . retrieved april 27 2013 . family tree dna ftdna a leading genetic testing company partners with national geographic on public participation testing for the project . family tree dna also works with the genographic project to help address individual questions from public participants regarding participation and results . gene by gene signs agreement with md anderson cancer center . the wall street journal press release . april 23 2013 . retrieved april 24 2013 . raji bayan may 9 2013 . houston company to train first crop of genetic students . houston business journal . retrieved may 10 2013 . a b bettinger blaine may 28 2008 . interview series i bennett greenspan of family tree dna . the genetic genealogist . retrieved 24 june 2013 . a b bettinger blaine february 20 2008 . family tree dna launches dnatraits a new dna testing company . the genetic genealogist . retrieved 24 june 2013 . raji bayan 25 june 2013 . behind the scenes what s new at houston genetic testing company gene by gene video . houston bizblog . retrieved 25 june 2013 . vorhaus dan november 29 2012 . dna dtc the return of direct to consumer whole genome sequencing . genomicslawreport.com . retrieved november 30 2012 . external links edit gene by gene website family tree dna website dna traits website dna dtc website dna findings website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gene by gene & oldid 743465550 categories 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