Atlas — personal genomics
A test that states the level of evidence for each finding and explicitly says what it cannot measure.
You pay online with Mercado Pago. As soon as it clears, the code for each kit arrives by email.
From booking to report, in 30 days
- 01Day 0
Booking and payment
You confirm your email, enter your details and pay online with Mercado Pago.
- 02Day 0
Your kit code
When the payment is recorded, you receive one code per kit. Each person registers theirs in their own account.
- 03Days 1–3
The sample
Saliva in a tube, or a cheek swab. On site it takes five minutes; you can also take the kit with you and bring the tube back later.
- 04Days 3–22
Processing
DNA extraction, genotyping and quality control.
- 05Days 22–23
Interpretation
Cross-checking against clinical guidelines and curated catalogs.
- 06Days 25–30
Report available
It is published in your account and stays there permanently.
What you get
Ancestry
Composition by region with adjustable confidence, plus maternal and paternal lineage.
Carriers
Screening for recessive diseases, with the chip's coverage stated for each one.
Predispositions
Genotypes that are actually expressed: homozygous, compound heterozygous and dominant.
Polygenic risk
Conditions grouped by system, with percentile and confidence interval.
Pharmacogenomics
Response to 29 drugs, with a traffic-light indicator by drug and by gene. Almost all the recommendations follow CPIC guidelines; those that do not, state it.
Nutrigenetics
Dietary traits, each one with its level of evidence stated.
Other traits
Sports, skin and longevity. These are the areas with the least scientific support, and the report makes that clear before showing them.
Permanent report
It stays in your account, with each finding, its level of evidence and the sources used to calculate it.
What you don't get
The limits of the technology, stated before you buy and not in the small print.
It is not sequencing
Predefined positions in the genome are read. It does not detect rare variants or variants private to each family.
It does not quantify copy number
Spinal muscular atrophy and alpha-thalassemia are left out, since they depend on that.
It does not measure repeat expansions
Fragile X syndrome is left out.
It does not type CYP2D6
It is the gene for codeine, tramadol and tamoxifen. The platform does not resolve it with confidence.
It covers the genes unevenly
Measured against the actual manifest: of the 1,226 positions required by pharmacogenomic guidelines, the chip measures 571. Each gene in the report states its coverage, and some fall well below.
It has no diagnostic value
Findings with clinical implications are confirmed by a validated method before any management decision is made.
Who it's for
- Healthy people who want to know how they respond to certain medications before they need them.
- Couples trying to conceive or already pregnant: carrier screening is what can most change clinical management.
- Anyone who wants to know their ancestry composition and their maternal and paternal lineages.
- People aged 18 and over. In minors, only with a medical indication that justifies it.
Who it's not for
- Diagnosing an existing disease
In the presence of symptoms, the appropriate step is a medical consultation and targeted testing. This report has no diagnostic value.
- Ruling out hereditary cancer
The chip does measure many known pathogenic variants in BRCA1, BRCA2 and Lynch —measured: 78% in BRCA1, 82% in BRCA2 and 83% in Lynch, out of those described in ClinVar— so it can FIND one. What it cannot do is RULE OUT: it does not detect variants private to your family or large rearrangements, and that requires sequencing. With a family history, a dedicated panel is still called for.
- Confirming a suspected genetic condition
Especially in pediatrics. It requires targeted sequencing, not a genotyping array.
- Kinship or parentage testing
It is not a kinship test and has no legal validity.
What the kit contains
You can give your sample at the Recoleta lab; it takes five minutes and requires no appointment. If you would rather take your time, you pick up the kit and bring the tube back whenever you can: this is what's inside.
- Saliva tube
With a screw cap and a fill line. The solution at the bottom stabilises the DNA at room temperature: no refrigeration needed.
- Buccal swab
The alternative to the tube. You rub it against the inside of your cheek for half a minute.
- Instruction leaflet
One step per page. The only thing you have to stick to is the 30 minutes without eating, drinking, smoking or brushing your teeth.
- Label with the kit code
It goes on the tube. It is what ties the sample to your name without your name being written on the container in transit.
Questions we get asked
Is it a blood test?
No. The sample is saliva: it is collected in a tube up to the marked line, or by a buccal swab of the lining of the cheek. No needle and no fasting. It can be collected at our premises, in five minutes, or at your home with the kit.
Do I need any preparation?
Just one: do not eat, drink, smoke or brush your teeth in the 30 minutes beforehand. Food residue and the bacteria in your mouth contaminate the sample and may make it necessary to repeat it.
How long does it take?
Around 30 days from when the sample reaches the laboratory. Each stage has its own quality control: if any of them falls outside the range, the sample is reprocessed before continuing. We would rather delay a report than issue a doubtful one.
Can it be used to diagnose a disease?
No. This test has no diagnostic value. If there are symptoms, the appropriate step is a medical consultation and targeted testing, and every finding with clinical implications is confirmed by a validated method before any management decision is made.
Does it rule out hereditary cancer?
No. The chip measures many known pathogenic variants —measured: 78% of those described in BRCA1, 82% in BRCA2 and 83% in Lynch— so it can FIND one. What it cannot do is RULE OUT: it does not detect variants private to each family, or large rearrangements. With a family history, a dedicated panel is still called for.
What happens to my genetic data?
They are sensitive personal data and fall under Ley 25.326, Argentina's personal data protection law. Their processing, retention and any international transfer for processing are governed by an informed consent form that you sign before sample collection and that you can read in advance. They are not sold or disclosed to third parties.
Is it valid for life?
Genotyping is done only once: your genome does not change. What changes is the evidence, so the same data can be reinterpreted later with what is known at that time.
Is it covered by health insurance or a private medical plan?
No. Atlas is paid for privately and has no coverage. It is worth knowing this in advance: there is no reimbursement to claim afterwards.
Do I need a doctor's order?
No. From age 18 it can be booked directly, with no order and no referral. Under 18, a medical indication justifying it is required.
Can I go over it with my doctor?
Yes, and it is advisable. The report stays in your account permanently and can be downloaded or shared with your family doctor or with whichever specialist is relevant. If you have questions about the test itself —what it measures, what it does not, how it was done— write to us at atlas@aclimu.com.
Before you book
Genetic data is sensitive personal data. Its processing, retention and any international transfer for processing are covered by an informed consent form that is signed before sample collection and that you can read in advance.
Book the test — ARS 159,000