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Genetic testing is becoming commonplace. With the advent of new genetic testing companies, what does the future hold for diagnostic testing? Many Direct-to-Customer (DTC) genetics testing companies offer mail-in saliva test kits, similar to the first mail-in AIDS tests offered in 1986. Companies such as 23andme and Navigenics are offering a DTC tests for SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms), single mutations on the DNA backbone that may be linked to certain diseases. In addition, genetic tests for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are coming on the market offered by Psychnomics and Sure...

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