23andMe “Spit Kits” May Be Headed to Walgreens Shelves Soon

Genetic information company 23andMe Inc.'s “spit kits” will be available at Walgreens stores, a company leader said Friday. But the company officially said no deal is imminent.

The deal, if it actually is finalized, would demonstrate how far Mountain View-based 23andMe has come since the Food and Drug Administration two years ago spanked it for not getting the agency’s approval before marketing its kit to consumers as a way to uncover disease-signaling gene mutations.

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