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Ellen Matloff’s Article Featured on Targeted Oncology
Our President/CEO offers a management plan for health care providers when patients inquire about their direct-to-consumer genetic testing results.
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...
Ellen Matloff Featured in French TV Show “Complément d’enquête”
My Gene Counsel is receiving international attention! President and CEO, Ellen Matloff, was interviewed for a French television show, "Complément d’enquête," about direct-to-consumer genetic testing. To view the video, click here.
A Genetic Counselor Takes the Top DTC Genetic Tests on the Market
Seven years ago, if you had told me that I would ever author an article by this title, I would have laughed. I was not a fan of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and was an unapologetic critic. But it's hard to ignore how the world of genetics has changed in...
Building a Bridge from Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests to Reality
A recent op-ed by genetic counselor Laura Hercher illuminated a sticky situation in which more and more consumers find themselves. Matt Fender ordered a spit kit from direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing company 23andMe, downloaded his raw data, and ran them...
Consumer Genetic Testing Will Change Your Life. In Fact, It Probably Already Has.
This April, when investigators used the publicly available genetic database GEDMatch to hunt down the long sought-after Golden State Killer, many of us in the genetics universe had a mixed reaction. Yippee! This long-standing cold case of a serial murder and rapist is...
Facebook Violates Trust of Private Patient Groups
Thousands of women who carry mutations in the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 and joined 'private' Facebook groups recently learned that their groups were vulnerable to a Chrome plug-in that allowed marketers to discover group members' names and other private health...