Illusions of scientific legitimacy: misrepresented science in the direct-to-consumer genetic-testing marketplace

被引：20

作者：

Murray, Amy B. Vashlishan ^{[4
]}

Carson, Michael J. ^{[3
]}

Morris, Corey A. ^{[2
]}

Beckwith, Jon ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Mol Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Cell Biol, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[3] Bridgewater State Coll, Dept Biol Sci, Bridgewater, MA 02325 USA

[4] Emerson Coll, Dept Commun Sci & Disorders, Boston, MA 02116 USA

来源：

TRENDS IN GENETICS | 2010年 / 26卷 / 11期

关键词：

GENOTYPE; RISK;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tig.2010.08.001

中图分类号：

Q3 [遗传学];

学科分类号：

071007 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

Marketers of genetic tests often openly or implicitly misrepresent the utility of genetic information. Scientists who are well aware of the current limitations to the utility of such tests are best placed to publicly counter misrepresentations of the science.

引用

页码：459 / 461

页数：3

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