USA Today - 23andMe's Rush to Market Irresponsible

Katherine Chretien, M.D., associate professor of medicine, wrote a column for USA Today on the importance of FDA oversight for home health tests, such as 23andMe, a company that sells home kits that allow individuals to get information about their genes and their risk for certain diseases.

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