The new genetics: Psychological responses to genetic testing

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This is the second of four articles discussing the broader implications of advances in genetics Predicting disease on the basis of biological markers, such as serum cholesterol concentration or blood pressure, is not new; the ability to predict disease using DNA is. As the scope for genetic testing extends beyond testing for single gene disorders to testing large sections of the population for genes associated...

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