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What price personal genome exploration?

Companies offering direct-to-consumer genomic information face tough questions about who regulates them, where they fit in health care and how to value their services. What will it take to move them from niche services to a broader customer base? Jeffrey Fox reports.

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Figure 1: DTC genomics companies have to navigate a patchwork of regulations at the state level.

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Fox, J. What price personal genome exploration?. Nat Biotechnol 26, 1105–1108 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1008-1105

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