Is It Safe To Get Your DNA Tested?
Once it’s out of your body, your genetic information is valuable to a variety of people, but you can keep it safe(ish) with a few simple steps.
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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Personal Genetic Analysis: Direct-to-consumer DNA testing, usually through mail-in saliva samples.
- Single Nucleotide Polymorphism: A variation at a single spot on the genome that is present in some part of the population.
- Genotyping chip: A microarray that allows genetic testing companies to test a DNA sample for hundreds of thousands of single nucleotide polymorphisms.
- Health Care Fraud: A crime that usually involves misrepresenting medical information in order to make money.
- Targeted Advertising: The practice of placing ads based on consumer demographics or behavior.
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: A 2008 American law that prohibits health insurers and employers from using genetic information when making coverage or hiring decisions.
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