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Bipolar gene tests spark debate over at home testing
Dr John Kelsoe of UC San Diego markets bipolar genetic tests online for 399, amid a flood of direct to consumer tests with little oversight. Experts warn data are thin and results may mislead patients, while doctors grapple with how to apply such tests to diagnosis and treatment. The test targets whites of Northern European ancestry and links certain gene variations to higher bipolar risk, yet no single variant explains the disease.
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San Diego
John Kelsoe
Kelsoe
University of California
la Jolla
Psynamics
Main Khoury
National Office of Public Health Genomics
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Psynomics
Hank Greely
Stanford Center For Biomedical Ethics
Greely
Greg Feero
National Human Genome Research Institute
Feero
American Psychiatric Association
Federal Trade Commission
Food and Drug Administration
Jinger Hoop
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
University of California-San Diego
Xianjin Zhou