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'Some of them have accuracy that's close to zero': Experts unpack the promise and pitfalls of genetic tests aimed at consumers

Live Science spoke with a bioethicist and sociologist about emerging genomic technologies, including those that enable parents to "score" and "select" IVF embryos.
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New tech allows parents to 'score' IVF embryos for desirable traits — and it's in desperate need of regulation

Companies now offer polygenic embryo selection to prospective parents undergoing IVF. But the technology is dangerously underregulated.

Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?

Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. But they disagree on whether studying social genomics—elucidating any potential genetic ...
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The False Promise of Polygenetic Risk Scores and Genetic Screening

Human embryo screening undermines parental trust, stigmatizes disability, narrows genetic diversity, and erodes the foundation of unconditional love. Artificial intelligence compounds these dangers by ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Polygenic Risk Scores, Telomere Length Shape IPF Risk: David Zhang, MD

The role of polygenic risk scores in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) may be influenced by telomere length, according to a recent study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 1 ...
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What Is A Polygenic Score And How It Could Reveal Your Future Breast Cancer Risk?

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women, accounting for over 15% of all new cancer cases in the United States. Abnormal cell growth in the breast ducts (DCIS) or lobules (LCIS) ...