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Dr. Brandon Colby, MD

Dr. Brandon Colby, MD

MD · MBA

Founder & CEO, Sequencing.com

Founder of Sequencing and author of Outsmart Your Genes. An early voice in direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

About

About Brandon

Brandon Colby is a physician-expert in the fields of Genetic Analysis and Personalized Preventive Medicine. He holds an MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, an MBA from Stanford University`s Graduate School of Business, and a BA with Honors in Genetics from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Colby is the author of the book Outsmart Your Genes and has developed numerous technologies that improve the analysis, interpretation, and actionability of genome sequencing data. He is an Affiliate Specialist of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (⁠ACMG), an Associate of the American College of Preventive Medicine (⁠ACPM), and a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (⁠NSGC).

Education

Education

  • MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • MBA, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  • BS in Genetics, with Honors, University of Michigan
Affiliations & Memberships

Affiliations & Memberships

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Articles by Dr. Brandon Colby, MD are reviewed for accuracy by Sequencing's medical and scientific team. This page is for informational purposes and does not constitute medical advice.

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Definitions

Definitions of genetic terms commonly used throughout Sequencing.com.

What Is a Variant?

A genetic variant is a change in a gene’s DNA sequence. Specifically, variants affect nucleotides, the building blocks of DNA. However, the changes they cause do not necessarily…

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