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Direct-to-consumer genetic testing: Prospective users’ attitudes toward information about ancestry and biological relationships

29 Nov 2021

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Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is marketed as a tool to uncover ancestry and kin. Recent studies of actual and potential users have demonstrated that individuals' responses to the use of these tests for these purposes are complex, with privacy, disruptive consequences, potential for misuse, and secondary use by law enforcement cited as potential concerns. We conducted six focus groups with a diverse sample of...

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PMID: 34843533
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260340

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