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The New York Times will report Thursday that billionaire Google co-founder Sergey Brin will pony up millions, along with his own personal DNA, to a large study designed to reveal the genetic underpinnings of Parkinson's disease.
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The study will be handled by nascent genetic testing firm 23andMe, the company co-founded by his wife Anne Wojcicki, and the recipient of a controversial investment by Google. Her company provides genetic testing, scanning customer DNA and then offering results, including health risks and ancestry. With its latest study, and the cash infusion from Brin, the company hopes to parlay its growing database of consumer DNA into medical research, by recruiting 10,000 people with Parkinson's disease for the study.
It was Brin himself who disclosed last September that a genetic mutation means he is far more susceptible to contracting the disease than others, even as his mother, Eugenia Brin, already has the disease. His discovery was made after submitting a sample of his DNA to his wife's company.
At the time, he was quietly criticized in some circles for using his own personal health issues to further the interest in his wife's company, in which Google is also an early investor. When Google [GOOG
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] made that original investment, Brin, Page and Google were criticized for conflicts of interest by using corporate money, instead of their personal fortune, to invest in 23andMe.
That may be one reason why Brin is apparently using his own money for this latest donation, rather than corporate funds from Google.
The Times says an announcement is expected on Thursday.
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