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Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: New CDC Blog Post

This week, we highlight direct-to-consumer personal genetic testing. Read a new CDC blog post on need for public health education. For additional information on the topic, search our Public Health Genomics Knowledge Base.

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CDC Resources

• CDC Web Information (4)
• CDC-Authored Genomics Publications (1)

Discoveries and Insights

• Hot Topics (32)
• Genomics & Health Impact Scan (3)
AMD Weekly Clips (0)

Epidemiology

• Human Genome Epidemiology (6)
• AMD Clips (0)

Translational Research

• Genomics & Health Impact Scan (9)
• AMD Weekly Clips (0)

Evidence Synthesis

• Guidelines (0)
• Evidence Classification (0)
• Genomics & Health Impact Scan (0)

Practice and Implementation

• Implementation (1)
• Genomics & Health Impact Scan (1)

Relevant Resources

• Cancer Genomics and Epidemiology Navigator (CGEN)
• Genetics and Genomics Competencies Center (G2C2)
• NIH Genetic Testing Registry
• NIH MedGen Database
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
• PharmGKB

What's New

Last Updated: Mar 10, 2016

• Need Help Interpreting Direct-To-Consumer DNA Test Results? Ask a Genetic Counselor 
  R. Lewis, PLOS Blogs, March 10, 2016 (From Discoveries and Insights Database)
• Patients get mixed reactions from docs over mail-ordered genetic tests,
  by Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters, February 29, 2016 (From Discoveries and Insights Database)
• Robert C. Green Video: Insights into article, "Consumer Perceptions of Interactions With Primary Care Providers After Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genomic Testing."
  Annals of Internal Medicine, March 1, 2016 (From Discoveries and Insights Database)
• "Consumer Perceptions of Interactions With Primary Care Providers After Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genomic Testing."
  CH van der Wouden et al, Annals of Internal Medicine, March 1, 2016 (From Discoveries and Insights Database)
• The Deceptive Appeal of Direct-to-Consumer Genetics 
  W Burke et al, Annals of Internal Medicine, March 1, 2016 (From Discoveries and Insights Database)
• Is Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Right for You? 
  SE Hahn, National Society for Genetic Counselors (From Discoveries and Insights Database)
• Consumers aren’t wild about genetic testing — nor are doctors
  S Begley, Stat News, February 12, 2016 (From Discoveries and Insights Database)
• Life as a numerator: Putting the person in personal genomics
  S Terry, Applied and Translational Genomics, February 2016 (From Discoveries and Insights Database)
• Personal genomics: Where are We now?
  M Angrist, Applied and Translational Genomics, February 2016 (From Discoveries and Insights Database)
• Ethical issues in consumer genome sequencing: Use of consumers' samples and data
  E Niemiec et al, Applied and Translational Genomics, February 2016 (From Discoveries and Insights Database)