the 100 tests have been donated to the pacific autism family network by illumina canada . a genome test creates a record of a person’s dna. in humans, the genome contains more than three billion dna base pairs. the donation is the equivalent of $198,000.
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illumina canada is part of illumina , a u.s. multinational biotech company headquartered in san diego. it has been called the “ google of genetic testing ” by wired.
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lewis is in the department of medical genetics at the b.c. children’s hospital & women’s health centre, which is funded by the provincial health services authority .
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pacific autism is holding its big fundraiser nov. 29 at the jw marriott hotel parq . about 1,000 people are expected to attend. tickets are available at $250 each, with the net proceeds going to the group.