As a result of direct - to - consumer DNA testing, Crawshaw recommends
the genetic testing industry should provide information and support to anyone who is affected by uncovering unexpected information.
Not exact matches
Selling
genetic tests direct to the public is a burgeoning
industry, with people turning to their DNA to explore their health and probe their ancestry as well as to resolve contested paternity.
Working with the pharma and biotech
industries, Poirier focuses on both performing the
genetic tests in his laboratory and designing the clinical drug trials.
To address the growing need for medical staff in the insurance
industry to understand
genetic testing, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has collaborated with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association to produce this educational webinar series.
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Genetic Testing For The Dating
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«Instant Chemistry Launches
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The
test, offered by Instant Chemistry Inc., is exclusively for the dating
industry and will provide professional matchmakers with a
genetic test to help match their clients.
TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2013 / PRNewswire / - Instant Chemistry is excited to announce the launch of the world's first direct - to - consumer
genetic testing service exclusively for the dating
industry.
CLHIA president Frank Swedlove says the
industry is responding to concerns raised about the amount of personal information insurers can gather from
genetic tests — which have become increasingly common and affordable in recent years.
Instead, he says, the
industry is voluntarily restricting its members to collecting
genetic test results for individual insurance coverage of $ 250,000 or more — a requirement that Swedlove says is necessary to manage the
industry's financial risks.
He says the
industry doesn't require new
genetic testing during the application process, but customers must share the results of any medical information — including genetics — when buying new policies.
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Animal Pharm plays on the title of George Orwell's satirical novel to challenge the use of animals in
genetic testing by the pharmaceutical
industry.
«The insurance
industry has expressed concern that insured persons who learn, after taking a
genetic test, that they are at high risk for a
genetic disease could knowingly take out policies for large amounts of additional coverage without insurers being aware of any increased risk,» says the report.