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The implications of direct-to-consumer testing

In this tutorial you will hear about direct-to-consumer genetic testing and discuss whether you think that it should be freely available.

In this video, Professor Basky Thilaganathan, discusses his opinion of direct-to-consumer genetic testing in the prenatal setting.

What arguments could be advanced in favour of DTC genetic testing?

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