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Editorial
. 2019 Oct 16:367:l5688.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5688.

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing

Rachel Horton  1   2 , Gillian Crawford  1   2 , Lindsey Freeman  3 , Angela Fenwick  1 , Caroline F Wright  4 , Anneke Lucassen  1
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Editorial

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing

Rachel Horton et al. BMJ. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests We have read and understood the BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests: Non-remunerated: Anneke Lucassen declares her relationships as Chair of the British Society for Genetic Medicine, and Member of the Ethics Advisory Committee for Genomics England. Further details of The BMJ policy on financial interests is here: https://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-authors/forms-policies-and-checklists/declaration-competing-interests

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“Genetic risk” for common health conditions (adapted from Jehannine Austin’s “jar model” used in psychiatric genetic counselling20)
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The process of DTC genetic testing, from consumer decision to test through to receiving results
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References

    1. 23andMe genetic testing kits. https://www.23andme.com/en-gb/dna-health-ancestry/
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