Direct-to-consumer genetic testing

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing is a controversial issue although Korean Government is considering to expand DTC genetic testing. Preventing the exaggeration and abusing of DTC genetic testing is an important task considering the early history of DTC genetic testing in Korea. And the DTC ge...

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Published inGenomics & informatics Vol. 17; no. 3; p. e34
Main Author Kim, Jong-Won
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea Genome Organization 01.09.2019
한국유전체학회
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direct-to-consumer test
DTC
genetic prediction
genetic testing
Opinion
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Summary:Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing is a controversial issue although Korean Government is considering to expand DTC genetic testing. Preventing the exaggeration and abusing of DTC genetic testing is an important task considering the early history of DTC genetic testing in Korea. And the DTC genetic testing performance or method has been rarely reported to the scientific and/or medical community and reliability of DTC genetic testing needs to be assessed. Law enforcement needs to improve these issues. Also principle of transparency needs to be applied.
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https://genominfo.org/journal/view.php?number=574
ISSN:2234-0742
1598-866X
2234-0742
DOI:10.5808/GI.2019.17.3.e34