DNA-testing kit 23andme: patient-powered healthcare or just confusing?

The self-testing genetics kit claims to provide affordable information on potential health conditions but critics fear it could have negative implicationsHow do you fancy spitting into a tube and finding out about your genes? You can buy one online now and get details of your ancestry, carrier status of various inherited diseases, risk of common conditions and random wacky facts such as whether you’re likely to develop male-pattern baldness. Not bad for £124.99 from Superdrug. Related: ‘Genetic testing is a responsibility if you’re having children’ Continue reading...
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