Health and genetic ancestry testing: time to bridge the gap

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• 作者：Andrew Smart ; Deborah A. Bolnick ; Richard Tutton
• 关键词：Direct ; to ; consumer genetic tests ; Genetic ancestry ; Disease/Health risk ; Regulation ; Social implications ; Public understanding
• 刊名：BMC Medical Genomics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：10
• 期：1
• 全文大小：401KB
• 刊物主题：Human Genetics; Microarrays; Gene Expression;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1755-8794
• 卷排序：10

文摘

BackgroundIt is becoming increasingly difficult to keep information about genetic ancestry separate from information about health, and consumers of genetic ancestry tests are becoming more aware of the potential health risks associated with particular ancestral lineages. Because some of the proposed associations have received little attention from oversight agencies and professional genetic associations, scientific developments are currently outpacing governance regimes for consumer genetic testing.