Should you take a DNA test to learn your risk for diseases?
health enews,
Should you take a DNA test to learn your risk for diseases?In recent years, genealogy has quickly become a popular hobby in the…
DNA tests make fun holiday gifts, but beware of the hype
Dal News,
DNA testing kits will be a popular gift this holiday season. Before mailing off your saliva, it’s important to understand what…
Cross Post: Privacy is a Collective Concern: When We Tell Companies About Ourselves, We Give Away Details About Others, Too.
Bioethics.net,
BY CARISSA VÉLIZ This article was originally published in New Statesman America GETTY IMAGES / JUSTIN SULLIVAN People often…
Should you take a DNA test to learn your risk for diseases?
health enews,
Should you take a DNA test to learn your risk for diseases?In recent years, genealogy has quickly become a popular hobby in the…
Don’t Count on 23andMe to Detect Most Breast Cancer Risks, Study Warns
Well - New York Times,
The DNA testing company, which has 10 million customers, misses nearly 90 percent of people with risky BRCA mutations. It says…
How Genetic Counselors are Dealing with Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Genomics and Health Impact Blog,
After…
News 3/27/19
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Critter Corner: The Home Genetic Test Told Me I Had the Alzheimer’s Gene
Farr Law Firm,
Dear Magic, I got a home genetic test for Christmas last year. I found out I am Irish, so this year I will be celebrating St.
Can DNA testing predict your response to drugs?
Science-Based Medicine,
Can your genes really predict how you will metabolize certain medications? The FDA has approved the first direct-to-consumer…
Is Your Genetic Test Telling You the Truth?
Penn Medicine News Blog,
When I first ordered my at-home DNA testing kit, I was curious about my family’s ancestry – was the lavish rumor true that my…
Viewpoint: Consumer DNA tests promise more than they can deliver
Genetic Literacy Project,
Inaccurate direct-to-consumer raw genetic data can harm patients, new research suggests
Scope Blog,
Whether or not you’ve ever had genetic testing, you probably know someone that has. Millions of people each year have their DNA…
Punnett's Square
Punnett's Square,
The Truth of Online Gene Testing.A 29-year-old radiology resident at Baylor University Medical Center, Dr. Joshua Clayton sent…
Are Genetic Screening Benefits Truly Beneficial?
Recent Contributors to The National Law Review,
Viewpoint: Why ‘do-it-yourself’ genetic testing is a dangerous game
Genetic Literacy Project,
DTC: Direct to Children?
The DNA Exchange,
Last week Phil Rogers, of Chicago NBC News reported that he submitted a DNA sample from his dog, Baily, to the laboratory…
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing is Often Wrong
Mad In America,
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing (through companies such as Family Tree DNA, My Heritage, 23andMe, and ancestry.com…
Woman takes Ancestry.com DNA test, learns her real dad is her mom’s doctor
Policy – Ars Technica,
Enlarge / I see the resemblance. (credit: Getty | John Greim) There are many reasons to avoid the plethora of direct-to-consume…
Direct-to-consumer genetic tests 40 percent wrong in small study
Genetic Literacy Project,
High False-Positive Rate Found in Consumer Genetic Tests
Science and Enterprise,
(Gerd Altmann, Pixabay) 23 March 2018. Follow-up reviews of results from direct-to-consumer genetic tests show 40 percent of…