Healthy Skepticism Library item: 18718
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Publication type: Journal Article
Kuehn BM.
Inconsistent results, inaccurate claims plague direct-to-consumer gene tests.
JAMA 2010 Sep 22; 304:(12):1313-5
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/304/12/1313
Keywords:
Advertising as Topic/standards*
Consumer Participation
DNA/analysis
Genetic Markers
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Testing/statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Internet
Product Labeling/standards*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
