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VentureBeat: 23andMe allows a peek at its genomics service, minus the $999 fee
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Benoit · 1 year agoDo you know if the $999 fee is one-time only or do you need to pay a maintenance fee so they keep updating your account with the latest research information? If 5 years from now new research shows that I'm at risk for some disease, it would be good to know about it without being charged more. A one-time only fee for a lifetime service sounds pretty cheap though they do mention in the terms of service that you have to pay again to get tested again.
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David P. Hamilton · 1 year agoMy understanding is that it's a one-time fee that covers updated genetic information (unlike Navigenics, which was planning on charging for regular updates). 23andMe, however, has said that it may charge extra for additional services, without specifying what those are. At a minimum, I'd expect greater SNP coverage and eventual full-genome sequencing to cost more.
