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GAO Study Slams Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Test Companies

Stinging report comes as FDA interest in their products reaches a boil.


The Government Accountability Office unveiled testimony showing identical DNA samples yielding contradictory results from four companies it investigated: 23andMe, Decode Genetics, Pathway Genomics, and Navigenics. The report comes as a new wave of letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking 14 companies to justify offering their consumer-oriented genetic tests without the agency's approval. Read More
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