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
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