Direct-to-consumer genetic testing

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing is a controversial issue although Korean Government is considering to expand DTC genetic testing. Preventing the exaggeration and abusing of DTC genetic testing is an important task considering the early history of DTC genetic testing in Korea. And the DTC ge...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kim, Jong-Won
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korea Genome Organization 2019
Materias:
Opinion
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31610630
http://dx.doi.org/10.5808/GI.2019.17.3.e34
Descripción
Sumario:Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing is a controversial issue although Korean Government is considering to expand DTC genetic testing. Preventing the exaggeration and abusing of DTC genetic testing is an important task considering the early history of DTC genetic testing in Korea. And the DTC genetic testing performance or method has been rarely reported to the scientific and/or medical community and reliability of DTC genetic testing needs to be assessed. Law enforcement needs to improve these issues. Also principle of transparency needs to be applied.

Ejemplares similares