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direct to consumer DNA (genetic) testing; Ancestry DNA testing
Notes:
- unclear whether direct to consumer marketing of genomic testing results in better health outcomes [1,2]
- results of direct to consumer genetic testing should not influence healthcare decisions [2]
- confirm with clinical testing before using in medical decisions [2]
- issues of third-party identity & protection of privacy discussed [4]
General
DNA (genetic) testing
direct-to-consumer marketing
References
- van der Wouden CH et al.
Consumer perceptions of interactions with primary care
providers after direct-to-consumer personal genomic testing.
Ann Intern Med 2016 Mar 1;
PMID: 26928821
- Burke W, Burke W, Trinidad SB.
The deceptive appeal of direct-to-consumer genetics.
Ann Intern Med 2016 Mar 1
PMID: 26925528
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, 18, 19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015, 2018, 2021
- Bellcross CA, Page PZ, Meaney-Delman D.
Direct-to-consumer personal genome testing and cancer risk prediction.
Cancer J. 2012 Jul-Aug;18(4):293-302. Review.
PMID: 22846729
- May T
Sociogenetic Risks - Ancestry DNA Testing, Third-Party Identity,
and Protection of Privacy.
N Engl J Med 2018; 379:410-412. Aug 2, 2018
PMID: 29924688 Free full text
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1805870