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With More Than a Million Records, ClinVar Value Grows as Variant Classification Resource
Since its launch in 2013, ClinVar has not only amassed a wealth of genetic variant information, but the lab and clinical genetics community in the US are readily referencing it when they have questions about the clinical significance of variants. A few healthcare...

Precision Oncology in 2019: Growing Options Highlight Gaps in Healthcare Delivery System
2019 was another banner year for precision oncology with the approval of a number of drugs targeting novel genomic alterations, the availability of a third pan-cancer indication, and the commercial launch of new biomarker tests for predicting drug response, such as...

Personalized Medicine in 2019: Options Increasing But Are They Reaching Patients?
In 2019, the field of personalized medicine continued to grow with the market launch of more than two dozen drugs targeting novel genomic alterations and numerous genetic tests to determine whether patients are at risk for serious diseases like cancer, and whether...

Why the Pentagon Is Warning US Military Not to Use Recreational Genetic Test Kits
For years, many of us in the genetics community have strongly suggested that consumers think long and hard before ordering recreational genetic test kits for Christmas – or any other occasion. But when the Pentagon sends a stern warning to its military members, even...

What to Know Before You Buy an At-Home Genetic Cancer Risk Test
It's clear why direct-to-consumer tests for genetic cancer risk are a booming market. At-home tests are relatively affordable, and they offer the appealing possibility of a better understanding of one’s cancer risk on one's own time, in one's own space. But...

Ellen Matloff Quoted in GenomeWeb Article on Barriers to In-Person Genetic Counseling
People around the US, regardless of whether they live in a large city or a remote village, can now order genetic tests online to learn their inherited risks for serious diseases, such as cancer. But what do individuals do after they learn their risks? How do they find...
My Gene Counsel and Ambry Genetics Educate Consumers About Genetic Testing
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing has come a long way in popularity, but it still has a long way to go in accuracy. As of February 2019, more than 26 million consumers had tried DTC genetic testing to learn more about their ancestry or uncover genetic...

False Positive After Testing at Pop-Up Booth
During a genetic counseling session with a 35-year-old woman and her mother, it came to light that the mother received genetic testing in a non-traditional setting. Neither the mother nor the daughter had a personal history of cancer, but the mother's sister...

As Access to Genetic Testing Is Growing, Travel Time Remains Barrier to In-Person Counseling
NEW YORK - People around the US, regardless of whether they live in a large city or a remote village, can now order genetic tests online to learn their inherited risks for serious diseases, such as cancer. But what do individuals do after they learn their risks? How...