What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About “23andMe” and Other Genetic Testing

6.16.2017

What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About “23andMe” and Other Genetic Testing
Reader’s DigestKimberly HissMay 18, 2017
Alix, a working mother in Seattle, had been troubled by symptoms of chronic fatigue, repeated illness, and "stabbing" pains in her abdomen since childhood (here are some possible med

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5 Things You Need To Know Before Taking an At-Home Genetic Test

6.16.2017

5 Things You Need To Know Before Taking an At-Home Genetic Test
NBC News Parminder Deo and Jacqueline Paulis May 17, 2017
DNA is what makes us who we are. In humans, our genetic makeup is 99.9 percent similar to the person next to us, but that tiny 0.1 percent difference is what makes each of us uni

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Genetic Tests often overused and misinterpreted, sometimes with tragic consequences

6.16.2017

Genetic Tests often overused and misinterpreted, sometimes with tragic consequences
The San Diego Union-Tribune Paul Sisson May 8, 2017
One of every three genetic tests examined by a team of researchers at the San Diego Naval Medical Center shouldn’t have been prescribed, a finding that adds to a gr

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When Is It Worth Worrying About Dementia?

6.16.2017

When Is It Worth Worrying About Dementia?
Wired Nick Stockton May 4, 2017
If you didn’t know better, you’d think Alzheimer’s disease is the plot of a bad horror movie: A creeping silent killer steals your memories, distorts your experiences of the present, and transforms your family’s love into duti

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These DNA Diet Apps Want to Rule Your Health

6.16.2017

These DNA Diet Apps Want to Rule Your Health
BackchannelAlexandra OssolaMay 1, 2017
First, there was the grapefruit diet—promising that the tart monotony of grapefruit after grapefruit would finally reveal your abs. There were more: Atkins, Blood Type, Dukan, Whole30, each with its own claim that a

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How Accurate Are Those Genetic Tests You Can Take at Home?

6.16.2017

How Accurate Are Those Genetic Tests You Can Take at Home?
Healthline Dan Gray April 28, 2017
If you were at high risk for a genetic disease, would you want to know? If so, would you feel comfortable gleaning this information for a medical kit at your home? This may be how more and more people will

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Cancer Genetic Counselors Report Practice Changes After AMP vs. Myriad Court Decision

6.16.2017

Cancer Genetic Counselors Report Practice Changes After AMP vs. Myriad Court Decision
Genome Web April 25, 2017
Genetic counselors in the cancer field experienced changes to their practice soon after a Supreme Court ruling that effectively expanded the types of genetic tests available for assessing

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Why Thousands Of Women Might Be Getting Unnecessary Mastectomies

6.16.2017

Why Thousands Of Women Might Be Getting Unnecessary Mastectomies
Women’s HealthTracy MiddeltonApril 24, 2017
Genetic testing, once the realm of science fiction, has come so far that millions of physicians, and their patients, use it to help inform complicated medical decisions. But a new study in th

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I revisited my23andMe DNA test results that can now tell you’re at an increased risk of diseases – here’s what it’s like

6.16.2017

I revisited my23andMe DNA test results that can now tell you’re at an increased risk of diseases – here’s what it’s like
Business Insider Lydia Ramsey April 18, 2017
Back in 2015, I decided to send my spit to 23andMe, the personal genetics company that sells direct-to-consumer tests.

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All in the Family: Discussing Screenings and Preventative Surgery for Inherited Cancers

6.16.2017

When Kerri Murphy was 32, she underwent genetic testing for Lynch syndrome — a hereditary disorder that’s caused by a mutation in any of five genes that predisposes

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