Direct‐to‐consumer genetic testing companies tell their customers to ‘see a genetic counselor'. How do genetic counselors feel about direct‐to‐consumer genetic testing?

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Professional societies, the FDA, and many direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC-GT) companies have highlighted the value of counseling from a medical professional with genetics expertise in order to enhance the value and minimize the risks associated with DTC-GT. However, there is limited information available identifying genetic counselors' own views on DTC-GT, their willingness to counsel consumers based on...

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