The future of direct-to-consumer clinical genetic tests
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The regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic tests.
The past year has been marked by the emergence of several companies, such as 23andMe, deCODEME, Navigenics and Knome, offering tests using genome-wide technology direct to consumers over the internet. On the basis of the published research findings of GWAS and other studies, these companies will calculate an individual's risk to a number of common diseases, without the necessity of going throug...
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15 صفحه اولLimitations of direct-to-consumer advertising for clinical genetic testing.
Although direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements for pharmaceuticals have been appearing in the mass media for 20 years, DTC advertisements for genetic testing have only recently appeared. Advertisements for genetic testing can provide both consumers and physicians with information about test availability in an expanding market. However, 3 factors limit the value and appropriateness of advertis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Reviews Genetics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1471-0056,1471-0064
DOI: 10.1038/nrg3026