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Editorial
. 2008 Jul;26(7):716.
doi: 10.1038/nbt0708-716.

In need of counseling?

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Editorial

In need of counseling?

No authors listed. Nat Biotechnol. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

Moves to clamp down on companies offering direct-to-consumer genetic tests are out of step with personal genomics and its potential to empower individuals' role in their own healthcare.

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  • Most gene test sales are misleading.
    Wallace H. Wallace H. Nat Biotechnol. 2008 Nov;26(11):1221. doi: 10.1038/nbt1108-1221. Nat Biotechnol. 2008. PMID: 18997755 No abstract available.
  • In need of a reality check.
    Murphy S. Murphy S. Nat Biotechnol. 2009 May;27(5):422. doi: 10.1038/nbt0509-422. Nat Biotechnol. 2009. PMID: 19430442 No abstract available.

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