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...
In this podcast episode of “Patient Stories with Grey Genetics,” My Gene Counsel’s president and CEO, Ellen Matloff, opens up about her path to genetic counseling, her thoughts on direct-to-consumer DNA testing, how she sees the role of genetic...
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...
In this episode of the Bloomberg Prognosis podcast, some of the most famous names in genetics – including My Gene Counsel’s President and CEO Ellen Matloff – explain why it took so long to go from mapping life’s code to actually helping people, laying the...
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...
