Direct-to-consumer genetic testing: Two sides of the coin

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-265

  Farkas, Daniel H ^a   Holland, Carol A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BECKMAN COULTER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EDITORIAL; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENOME; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT INFORMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; VALIDITY;

GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS;

EID: 69249091037     PISSN: 15251578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2353/jmoldx.2009.090034     Document Type: Editorial

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