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Searching for secrets, searching for self: Childhood adversity, self-concept clarity, and the motivation to uncover family secrets through direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "Journal of genetic counseling"

DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1679

Abstract: Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests have become an attractive product for those hoping to gain insight into their health, ancestry, and biological relatedness. In some cases, test results are unexpected, and lead to the revelation of… read more here.

Keywords: family; genetic testing; family secrets; self concept ... See more keywords
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First, do no harm: direct-to-consumer genetic testing

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Genetics in Medicine"

DOI: 10.1038/s41436-018-0071-z

Abstract: To the Editor: We are writing to share one patient’s experience with direct-to-consumer (DTC) BRCA genetic testing. We believe this case illustrates the current questions and concerns surrounding DTC testing. A healthy 47-year-old woman came… read more here.

Keywords: medicine; genetic testing; genetics; dtc genetic ... See more keywords

Do I Spit or Do I Pass?

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction"

DOI: 10.1145/3492838

Abstract: This study explores privacy concerns perceived by people with respect to having their DNA tested by direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing companies such as 23andMe and Ancestry.com. Data collected from 510 respondents indicate that those who… read more here.

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“Better Not to Know?”: Justifiable Limits on the Right to Information in the Realm of DTC Genetic Testing. An Analysis of the European and Spanish Legal Framework.

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "European Journal of Health Law"

DOI: 10.1163/15718093-12023441

Abstract: The rapid advance of genetics increases the availability in the market of different genetic tests, which can be acquired directly by consumers without the intermediation of a healthcare professional. Both the European and the Spanish… read more here.

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