Reclassification of Genetic Test Results: Potential Time Bombs in the Medical Record?
There is an increasing drumbeat of support for an ethical and legal duty for physicians to reinterpret genetic test results.
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Read more: “Actionability” and the Ethics of Communicating Results to Study Participants “Actionability” and the Ethics of Communicating Results to Study Participants
What data may be considered “actionable” for the physician to disclose to the patient, and how might this be done?
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Read more: Research Reveals Potential Concerns About Genetic Testing for Suicide Risk Research Reveals Potential Concerns About Genetic Testing for Suicide Risk
Direct-to-consumer genetic tests will soon be able to provide scores that estimate suicide risk, a prospect that raises ethical questions.
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Read more: Previvorship and the Legal Doctrine of Informed Consent: Video with Valerie G. Koch Previvorship and the Legal Doctrine of Informed Consent: Video with Valerie G. Koch
In this video, Valerie Gutmann Koch gives a preview of her paper, “Previvorship and the Legal Doctrine of Informed Consent.”
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Read more: Fertility Fraud: Major Developments in Texas, Idaho, and Indiana Fertility Fraud: Major Developments in Texas, Idaho, and Indiana
Spring of 2019 brought flowers, showers, and many updates on fertility fraud cases across the country.
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Read more: Who are the Healthcare Providers Approving Consumer-Driven Genetic Test Orders? Who are the Healthcare Providers Approving Consumer-Driven Genetic Test Orders?
While ancestry, fitness regimens, and food preferences may seem all fun and games, the potential of learning about a predisposition for a serious disease should not be treated lightly.
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Read more: Considering Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing? Spit with Caution Considering Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing? Spit with Caution
By Gali Katznelson A friend and I had been vaguely entertaining the idea of ordering genetic testing kits for some time. Then, Black Friday happened. My friend called me to share that 23andMe was on sale, 50% off, for 1 more hour! Typing our credit card information into Amazon, we tossed around some half-reasoned arguments…
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Read more: Genetic counselors, genetic interpreters, and conflicting interests Genetic counselors, genetic interpreters, and conflicting interests
By Katie Stoll, Amanda Mackison, Megan Allyse, and Marsha Michie The booming genetic testing industry has created many new job opportunities for genetic counselors. Within commercial laboratories, genetic counselors work in sales and marketing, variant interpretation, as “medical science liaisons” to clinicians, and providing direct patient care. Although the communication skills and genetics expertise of…
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Read more: Transparency and Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Companies Transparency and Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Companies
By Linnea Laestadius, PhD, MPP Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing companies are now a fixture of U.S. consumer culture, with dozens of companies offering adults on-demand insights into their ancestry and health (sometimes loosely defined). While a compelling argument can be made for giving consumers the right to access information about their own genetic material, DTC-testing presents…