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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...
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,...
Which of your patients should be offered genetic testing for cancer risk in 2019?
Ms. Matloff discusses which current and past patients are candidates for cancer genetic testing and explains why sharing genetic testing data is critical to clinical research and the future of patient care. At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able...
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 ancestry...
The Oncologist’s Guide to Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
The Issue It’s another busy clinic day and you are swamped. You walk into what should be a fairly routine consult, and that patient pulls out his iPad and shows you the result of his direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic test results from 23andMe. He announces that he...
Good News If You Receive A DNA Kit From Santa
Millions of consumers have already had genetic testing using a direct-to-consumer (DTC) kit, and thousands more will find one under their Christmas tree in a few days. In addition to learning that they are 14% Dutch and have sticky ear wax, thousands of people will...
Should Your List to Santa Include Ancestry Testing? Advice From a Genetic Counselor
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic test kits appear to be more popular than ever this holiday season. In my ongoing journey to take every major genetic test kit on the market, I ordered an ancestry-based kit a few weeks ago. The kit was easy to order online and the...
CT Senator, Chris Murphy, Awards My Gene Counsel Innovator of the Month
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Wednesday that My Gene Counsel, a digital genetic counseling company in New Haven, is “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” During their run as Director and Assistant Director of Yale School of Medicine's Cancer Genetic...