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Risks abound on self-diagnosing genetic tests

Consumers can now administer their own tests to diagnose risk for 10 diseases, but doctors warn that determining disease risk is much harder than with other tests.

By Cassandra PollockMay 8, 2017, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated May 8, 2017, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Risks abound on self-diagnosing genetic tests

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
May 8, 2017

<h1>Risks abound on self-diagnosing genetic tests</h1>
<p class="byline">by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune <br />May 8, 2017</p>
<p>Consumers can now administer their own tests to <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/05/02/genetic-tests-tell-us-need-know">diagnose risk for 10 diseases</a>, but doctors warn that determining disease risk is much harder than with other tests, such as a pregnancy test. (The Dallas Morning News)</p>
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Risks abound on self-diagnosing genetic tests

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
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Consumers can now administer their own tests to diagnose risk for 10 diseases, but doctors warn that determining disease risk is much harder than with other tests, such as a pregnancy test. (The Dallas Morning News)

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Cassandra Pollock

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Cassandra Pollock was a state politics reporter for the Tribune. She joined the Tribune full-time in June 2017 after a fellowship during the 85th Texas Legislature. Pollock spent her first two years at... More by Cassandra Pollock

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