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A Review of the Legislation of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing in China.

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Direct-to-consumer genetic test (DTC-GT) has been developing into an enormous market in China. Though no existing laws are directly applicable to DTC-GT, relevant laws and regulations are gradually being improved.… Click to show full abstract

Direct-to-consumer genetic test (DTC-GT) has been developing into an enormous market in China. Though no existing laws are directly applicable to DTC-GT, relevant laws and regulations are gradually being improved. In this study, we discuss how China's legislative and juridical practices in the field of DTC-GT have led to it being strictly constrained. The continuous improvement of relevant private and public laws is increasingly strengthening the informed consent and data protection issues that are involved with DTC-GT.

Keywords: direct consumer; legislation direct; consumer genetic; review legislation; china

Journal Title: Human gene therapy
Year Published: 2023

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