An Altered Treatment Plan Based on Direct to Consumer (DTC) Genetic Testing: Personalized Medicine from the Patient/Pin-cushion Perspective

An Altered Treatment Plan Based on Direct to Consumer (DTC) Genetic Testing: Personalized Medicine from the Patient/Pin-cushion Perspective

Direct to consumer (DTC) genomic services facilitate the personalized and participatory aspects of “P4” medicine, but raise questions regarding use of genomic data in providing predictive and preventive healthcare. We illustrate the issues involved by describing a pregnan...

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Main Authors: Jessica D. Tenenbaum, Andra James, Kristin Paulyson-Nuñez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Personalized Medicine
Subjects:
personalized medicine
direct-to-consumer genetic testing
genetic counseling
thrombophilia
venous thromboembolism
clotting disorders
pregnancy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/2/4/192

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