Direct-to-Consumer Genomics: Harmful or Empowering?: It is important to stress that genetic risk is not the same as genetic destiny
Autor: | Joel C, Eissenberg |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Zdroj: | Missouri medicine. 114(1) |
ISSN: | 0026-6620 |
Popis: | The price of whole-genome sequencing is now within the budget of the average American consumer. This has resulted in the commercialization of genome sequencing for a variety of applications, including health-related risk assessment. Direct-to-consumer marketing of personal DNA sequence information uncouples the generation of personal health-related data from the physician-patient relationship. Here, I discuss the status of consumer genomics and the current and potential concerns about bypassing physicians in the analysis and interpretation of personal genomic information and subsequent health care decision-making. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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