Godrej Memorial Hospital, a multi-specialty healthcare centre has introduced a comprehensive genome testing that identifies an individual’s predisposition to over 150 conditions and genetic traits, the hospital said in a statement.

The hospital has partnered with HaystackAnalytics, a HealthTech company based out of IIT Bombay, to launch the Health Genometer Smart Plan, a consumer-centric wellness solution developed on a fully automated AI-based bio-informatics platform. 

The preventive healthcare solution will provide a 360-degree view of individuals’ high-risk medical conditions by analyzing present and future health risks through pathological and genomic tests, the statement said.

The Health Genometer Smart Plan is the first-of-its-kind preventive healthcare genome test that helps analyse the whole exome, encompassing over 7000 genes, to understand the underlying disease predispositions. The test goes beyond screening health risks to covering 48 diagnostic medical conditions such as cancer, diabetes,  as well as other cardiovascular diseases which are acand other cardiovascular diseases, which are actionable and identifydations. It also provides over 50 diet and physical health-related characteristics.

Other Products being launched at Godrej Memorial Hospital as a part of this partnership include a TB Whole Genome Sequencing test and Genomics based Infectious Screening test for Sepsis patients. All these would be soon available to the patients of GMH.

Lt Col LC Verma, CEO Godrej Memorial Hospital "With India having the largest young population in the world, innovations in healthcare are key in keeping them healthy so they may productively contribute to the growth of the economy. The comprehensive genome screening test which is a collaboration between Godrej Memorial Hospital and HaystackAnalytics has made preventive healthcare affordable and will enable more people to have an early diagnosis and rapid course of treatment, thus safeguarding the nation’s health.”

Other Products being launched at Godrej Memorial Hospital as a part of this partnership include a TB Whole Genome Sequencing test and Genomics based Infectious Screening test for Sepsis patients. All these would be soon available to the patients of GMH.

"The human genome is a blueprint for life, and DNA sequencing is the key to unearthing these insights. Godrej Memorial Hospital has made a pivotal contribution to the field of health care with its state-of-the-art infrastructure and has been actively involved in medical research and innovation. We are certain that through this collaboration we will be able to reach a large audience and successfully spread the message of preventive healthcare in the country,” saidDr Anirvan Chatterjee, CEO HaystackAnalytics