FDA will allow .. to sell.. for disease risk to consumers

For the first time,fda said it would allow a company to sell... for.. directly to... providing people with information about the likelihood that they could develop various conditions, including Alzheimer's

the move is a turnaround for the... which had imposed a moratorium in2013 on... by...

It will now be reporting telltale markers for ten diseases

Anyone who buys.. from the company will automatically learn if they have mutations increasing their risk for those diseases.

.. and.. are treated separately

Customers will have to specifically say that they want that information. The company's website offers links to genetic counselors for those who are weighing whether to be tested.

If they want those results they will be included at at no extra charge, though patients have to pay for the counseling separately.

The difference between then now is that we now have authorization to tell you about your personal risk.

If people know what they are purchasing and understand the results

Then I support such tests

Head of the division of medical genetics at university of

It's in the execution that my concerns lie and I will be following that.

We have seen patients who did not understand tests they purchased from this company in the past.

Hopefully, this information will be delivered in a way that has value to the person purchasing the service and does not cause unneeded medical visits

Many of these tests indicate risk of getting disease, not the certainty of getting it.