Our Science

CircleDNA is powered by the most advanced Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) technology, for accurate results you can trust.
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Whole Exome Sequencing Technology

Your DNA, your (full) health story

Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) is the latest in DNA analytic technology used by top medical groups and leading research centres, such as the UK’s NHS, Harvard University, and Stanford University. It’s a state-of-the-art tool that allows rapid sequencing of large amounts of DNA information.

Imagine that every gene is like a book. Traditional genotyping technology analyses your genes by looking at the equivalent of just a few sentences – but without reading the entire book, you won’t know the full story of what’s happening. With Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) technology, we’re able to produce reports that summarize the whole book of your health – not just a few sentences.

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Why read just a sentence when you can read the whole book?
Number of genetic data points
Sampling data volume
Device
Ability to detect new mutations?
Traditional Genotyping Technology
As an example, recreational tests only look at a few variants of the BRCA 1/2 gene, which creates a high likelihood of producing a false-positive result.
Hundreds of thousands
Dozens of MB
Microarray scanner
No
Whole Exome Sequencing Technology
Meanwhile, CircleDNA looks at the whole “book” for the BRCA 1/2 gene, covering 5,791 known variants that affect your risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
> 31 million
Several GB
Novaseq (next generation sequencing)
Yes
Why read just a sentence...
Traditional Genotyping Technology
(Example) Recreational tests only look at a few variants of the BRCA 1/2 gene, which creates a high likelihood of producing a false-positive result.
...when you can read the whole book?
Whole Exome Sequencing Technology
Meanwhile, CircleDNA looks at the whole “book” for the BRCA 1/2 gene, covering 5,791 known variants that affect your risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Hundreds of Thousands
Number of Genetic Data Points
> 31 Million
Dozens of MB
Sampling Data Volume
Several GB
Microarray Scanner
Device
Novaseq (Next Generation Sequencing)
No
Ability to Detect New Mutations?

Powered by the world’s most advanced DNA technology

Whole Exome Sequencing
CircleDNA’s WES technology conducts a full scan on all your protein-coding genes, providing you with comprehensive and accurate results.
23andMe
Circle Exome
700K data points
50x more than 23andMe
31M data points

Our laboratory

All samples submitted to CircleDNA are processed in our own internationally accredited laboratory with WES technology.

We utilise NovaSeqTM 6000 systems, manufactured in the USA, by Illumina — the global market leader in DNA sequencing equipment.

Analytical Accuracy
99.9%
Highest International Laboratory Quality Standards
International Accreditation
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Backed by Cutting-Edge Science

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Prof. Michael M Yang, PhD
VP (Research and Technology), Prenetics Yeung Kin-Man Chair Professor of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong
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Prof. Stephen Tsui,
PhD
Head of Division of Genomics and Bioinformatics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Dr. Lawrence Tzang,
PhD
Chief Scientific Officer & Co-founder, PreneticsFounding Member, Hong Kong Society for Behavioural and Neural Genetics
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Dr. Senthil Sundaram,
MD
Chief Clinical Officer, Prenetics Genetic Researcher, National Institute of Health

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