DNAprint Genomics (DNAG)

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You can doubt all you want, it's a free country.

Of course they can do the tests. Anyone can. At it's simpest level you need to compare the genome of an individual with a specific trait against the genome of an individual without it. The difference in the genomes will contain the marker you are looking for. Obviously it is a little more complicated than that as there are many differences between individuals and the specific marker you seek will be lost in the clutter. That is why you need a significant sample population that shares the trait you are looking for and a computer to help you sort through the clutter. Any second year statistician could write you a search routine. You just need a fast enough computer and a method of extracting the pertinent genetic info.

Pharmaceutical companies have both.