Open AccessHealth System Implications of Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genome Testing
Author(s) -
Amy L. McGuire,
Wylie Burke
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
public health genomics
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1662-8063
pISSN - 1662-4246
DOI - 10.1159/000321962
Subject(s) - personal genomics , worry , genetic testing , personally identifiable information , accountability , consumer protection , test (biology) , consumer education , moral responsibility , business , public relations , marketing , psychology , internet privacy , genome , medicine , political science , human genome , computer science , genetics , computer security , biology , paleontology , anxiety , psychiatry , gene , law
Direct-to-consumer personal genome testing is now widely available to consumers. Proponents argue that knowledge is power but critics worry about consumer safety and potential harms resulting from misinterpretation of test information. In this article, we consider the health system implications of direct-to-consumer personal genome testing, focusing on issues of accountability, both corporate and professional.