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Direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry testing in the clinical encounter
Caryn Kseniya Rubanovich;
Wendy Zhang;
Cinnamon Bloss
ABSTRACT
Despite the fact that direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic ancestry testing (GAT) has been available for two decades, there is a lack of evidence-based guidance for clinicians who may work with patients who raise the topic of DTC-GAT. Although DTC-GAT represents the majority of the DTC genetic testing marketplace, it has received less attention than health-related testing from scientific and clinical communities. Importantly, however, from our personal experience, patients have been raising the topic of DTC-GAT in clinical encounters, including psychotherapy sessions, as we describe. In this commentary, we present two patient cases seen by two of the authors. We present these cases in order to raise awareness of this issue, and we describe implications for patients and clinicians and offer recommendations and suggest future directions.
Citation
Please cite as:
Rubanovich CK, Zhang W, Bloss C
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Ancestry Testing in Clinical Encounters: Perspectives From Psychotherapy Cases