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Genomic Data Carve a New Path for Consumers, Clinical Trials
Genetic testing has been available for decades in one form or another. But genetic testing was expensive (thousands of dollars per patient), time-consuming (results often took months to return), and limited in scope (usually one or two genes at a time). As a result,...

Pilot Program Aims to Help Consumers Verify, Interpret Results of DTC Genetic Tests
The popularity of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing has increased steadily in recent years. But the growing use of these tests has also highlighted the need for validating and interpreting the tests’ results. In an effort to address these and other challenges...

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,...