Genetic tests that claim to reveal a user's risk of developing life-threatening diseases were branded a dangerous waste of money yesterday by the government's genetics advisers. The number of companies offering tests for conditions such as Alzheimer's, heart disease and certain cancers has soared in the past two years, with many charging in excess of £500 a test. But genetics experts say the kits are at best premature and at worst a waste of money.
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Genome scans that promise to detect diseases 'are pointless' - The Independent 1st December 2007
Tests from gene screening firms condemned as waste of money - The Times 1st November 2007
Home genetic testing kits 'a waste of money' - The Telegraph 1st November 2007
Disease-forecast DNA tests 'are a waste of money' - Daily Mail 1st December 2007
Can a gene test predict the future? - BBC Health News 30th November 2007
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Additional Stories
Genome scans that promise to detect diseases 'are pointless' - The Independent 1st December 2007
Tests from gene screening firms condemned as waste of money - The Times 1st November 2007
Home genetic testing kits 'a waste of money' - The Telegraph 1st November 2007
Disease-forecast DNA tests 'are a waste of money' - Daily Mail 1st December 2007
Can a gene test predict the future? - BBC Health News 30th November 2007
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