Genetic tests: Experts urge caution over home testing People should not make health decisions based on genetic tests they do at home, experts have warned.
The University of Southampton team, writing in the British Medical Journal, warn results can be unreliable.
The geneticists said the tests could be wrongly reassuring - or lead to unnecessary worry.
23andMe, one of the companies offering tests, said there were "many cases" where results had prompted further checks and preventative treatment. BBC News
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The University of Southampton team, writing in the British Medical Journal, warn results can be unreliable.
The geneticists said the tests could be wrongly reassuring - or lead to unnecessary worry.
23andMe, one of the companies offering tests, said there were "many cases" where results had prompted further checks and preventative treatment. BBC News
See also:
- Direct-to-consumer genetic testing The BMJ
- Caution needed over commercially available genetic testing, says RCGP Royal College of General Practitioners
- Doctors slam popular genetic tests such as 23andMe for sparking confusion and fear in patients The Daily Mail
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