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Genetic testing-whether to allow complete freedom? Direct to consumer tests versus genetic tests for medical purposes.

Journal of applied genetics - 1 Feb 2022

Malgorzata Madej, Maria Sąsiadek, Michał Witt

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Direct-to-consumer tests opened the opportunity of genetic testing without medical supervision, e.g., without medical referral and medical interpretation of the results. Thus, these approaches allow for free access to information concerning individual genetic profile increasing the area of personal freedom, but also posing the risk of false (positive and negative) or misinterpreted results along with health and...

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PMID: 34826052
DOI: 10.1007/s13353-021-00670-z
PMCID: PMC8755658

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