Personal Genomic Tests Not Ready for Prime Time
Despite the many advances in genomic discoveries for common diseases, there is a lot we don't know about how to use such information to improve health and prevent disease. Personal genomic tests that have been developed on the basis of limited scientific information may not yet provide valid or useful results to individuals who are tested. Read a NEJM article and listen to an audio interview.
Also, read
•Recommendations for strengthening the science base of personal genomics
http://journals.lww.com/geneticsinmedicine/Fulltext/2009/08000/The_Scientific_Foundation_for_Personal_Genomics_.1.aspx
The Scientific Foundation for Personal Genomics: Recommendations from a National Institutes of Health-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Multidisciplinary Workshop
Khoury, Muin J. MD, PhD; McBride, Colleen M. PhD; Schully, Sheri D. PhD; Ioannidis, John P. A. MD, PhD; Feero, W Gregory MD, PhD; Janssens, A Cecile J. W. PhD; Gwinn, Marta MD, MPH; Simons-Morton, Denise G. MD, PhD; Bernhardt, Jay M. PhD; Cargill, Michele PhD; Chanock, Stephen J. MD; Church, George M. PhD; Coates, Ralph J. PhD; Collins, Francis S. MD, PhD; Croyle, Robert T. PhD; Davis, Barry R. MD, PhD; Downing, Gregory J. PhD, DO; DuRoss, Amy MBA; Friedman, Susan DVM; Gail, Mitchell H. PhD; Ginsburg, Geoffrey S. MD, PhD; Green, Robert C. MD, MPH; Greene, Mark H. MD; Greenland, Philip MD; Gulcher, Jeffrey R. MD, PhD; Hsu, Andro PhD; Hudson, Kathy L. PhD; Kardia, Sharon L. R. PhD; Kimmel, Paul L. MD; Lauer, Michael S. MD; Miller, Amy M. PhD; Offit, Kenneth MD, MPH; Ransohoff, David F. MD; Roberts, J Scott PhD; Rasooly, Rebekah S. PhD; Stefansson, Kari MD; Terry, Sharon F. MA; Teutsch, Steven M. MD; Trepanier, Angela MS; Wanke, Kay L. PhD, MPH; Witte, John S. PhD; Xu, Jianfeng MD, DrPH
•A statement from the National Society of Genetic Counselors [PDF 62.88 KB]
http://www.nsgc.org/news/NSGCStatement_re_personal_genetic_testing_kits_05-11-10.pdf
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