CHICAGO, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the rapid growth of direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketing of genetic tests, this article examines whether consumers' actual genetic knowledge

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have found that detailed knowledge about your genetic makeup—the interplay between genetic variants and other genetic variants, or between genetic variants and environmental risk factors—may only change your estimated disease prediction risk for three common diseases by a few percentage points, which is typically not enough to make a difference in prevention or treatment plans.

SALT LAKE CITY, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Intermountain Healthcare and Myriad Genetics today announced they have signed a collaborative research agreement.

Recently, genetic tests have been on the rise and are offered by more and more commercial producers. While there are many opportunities for people to participate in genetic testing, this doesn’t necessarily mean that people are following up on those services.

SALT LAKE CITY, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lineagen today announced the Company completed the testing portion of a 9,000-person research study designed to confirm novel copy number genetic