How Can Consumers Make Informed Decisions About Genetic Tests?

Consumers are increasingly being marketed a broad range of genetic tests. Paternity tests at the local drugstore ... Personal genome mapping ... Gene tests to predict future baldness. With ongoing genetic discoveries and technology improvements, more genetic tests are available than ever before. How can consumers make informed decisions about genetic tests? To help address some of the important questions raised about Direct-to-Consumer genetic testing, the American College of Medical Genetics has developed the ACMG 2008 Policy Statement on DTC Genetic Testing.