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August 27, 2009
2-Day Symposium Raises Concerns About Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing
Companies are increasingly offering genetic tests directly to consumers to assess their risk for illnesses such as breast cancer or diabetes. These tests have raised concerns over whether people will receive adequate counseling -- given that the tests are not administered by health care providers -- and whether consumers' genetic information will be kept private, among other issues. On Aug. 31
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July 16, 2009
Many can cope with news of higher Alzheimer’s risk
July 15, 2009 ATLANTA - People who learn through genetic testing that they have a higher than average risk for Alzheimer's disease are able to handle the bad news pretty well, results from the first major study of this suggest.
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