Genetic markers for risks aren’t always definite.
by a crime scene DNA company in 2019. “There’s going to be a lot more of this,” says Debra Mathews, a bioethicist and associate professor of genetic medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Offering diagnostic testing after genetic testing could be a helpful tool, says Katherine Wasson, a bioethicist studying direct-to-consumer genome testing at Loyola University Chicago. “You could say that it’s providing more of a continuous service,” she says. Whether it’s a useful partnership or a potential issue depends on the way the genetic information is presented to customers, Wasson says. Ideally, they’d have experts helping people process and understand their results and guide them through their next steps. There should also be clarity on the ways diagnostic test results are different from genetic test results, Mathews says — they may need to be explained or presented in a different way.
Foley says LetsGetChecked will be adding genetic counselors to its team along with the new service and that consultation services are available through the testing process. “Nobody is looking at it for the first time on their own. They get that extra support,” he says. “We make sure that people fully understand the results.”
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