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Managed Healthcare Executive Features My Gene Counsel and Ambry Genetics’ Pilot Program
In an effort to address challenges arising from the rapid growth of DTC genetic testing, digital health company My Gene Counsel is partnering with Ambry Genetics in a pilot program designed to confirm the results of DTC genetic tests and help...
As DTC Genetic Testing Grows Among Consumers, Insurers Are Beginning to Get on Board
As direct-to-consumer (DTC) testing gains momentum among consumers, there is a need for educating consumers on their DTC testing results and validating these results with confirmatory testing in a medical-grade laboratory. Spearheading this mission, My Gene Counsel, a...
A Scalable Model for Returning Continually Updated Genetic Results to Consumers and Clinicians
This webinar is part of the Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Cancer Research (ENRICH) Forum webinar series. In this webinar, Ellen T. Matloff, M.S. President and CEO, My Gene Counsel discussed how to make people stewards of their genetic data, provide them with...
Adoption and Sperm and Egg Donations Are No Longer Anonymous
For over a century, parents had the option of placing a child for adoption anonymously – meaning that the child and adoptive family had little or no information about the biological parents, and few, if any, means to contact each other in the future. But the advent of...
Confirmatory Testing, Insurance Coverage Growing Alongside DTC Genetic Testing
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Recognizing the growing popularity of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing services like 23andMe, clinical labs are being asked to verify results that indicate individuals have an increased risk for diseases like cancer, and some commercial...
GenomeWeb Features My Gene Counsel and Ambry Genetics’ DTC Confirmatory Testing Pilot Program
My Gene Counsel launched a pilot program this week that will provide education, facilitate genetic counseling, and if needed, offer confirmatory testing to individuals with a personal or family history of cancer who have taken a DTC cancer risk test but still have...
Ambry and My Gene Counsel Team Up on Tests to Confirm DTC Results, Counseling
Ambry Genetics and My Gene Counsel said they will partner to offer medical-grade testing designed to confirm results of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests, as well as “proper” genetic counseling for consumers found to be at high risk for hereditary cancers,...
ClinicalOMICS Highlights My Gene Counsel and Ambry Genetics’ One-Stop Solution
Ambry Genetics and My Gene Counsel partner to offer medical-grade testing designed to confirm results of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests, as well as "proper" genetic counseling for consumers found to be at high risk for hereditary cancers.
I Had Lynch Syndrome For 30 Hours
Over the past six months, I've taken some of the most popular consumer DNA tests on the market so that I, as a genetic counselor, can better understand the consumer experience. I took an ancestry test a few months ago and was impressed with the accuracy of my results....