Getting up close and personal with your genome.
editorial · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 18510915.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2008.05.008.
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Abstract
A new type of company is offering to scan a person's genome and reveal the information it holds for as little as $1000. Are these services fun novelty items or do they provide valuable information that will help people take better care of their health?
Medical subject headings
- Genetic Testing
- Genome, Human
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Sequence Analysis, DNA