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Health-related direct-to-consumer genetic testing: a review of companies' policies with regard to genetic testing in minors.

Familial cancer - 1 Mar 2010

Borry Pascal, Howard Heidi C, Sénécal Karine, Avard Denise

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More and more companies are advertising and selling genetic tests directly to consumers. Considering the ethical, legal, and psychological concerns surrounding genetic testing in minors, a study of companies' websites was performed in order to describe and analyze their policies with respect to this issue. Of the 29 companies analyzed, 13 did not provide any information about this matter, eight companies allowed...

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PMID: 19488835
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-009-9253-9

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