DCGT: the individual’s benefits above all

September 21st, 2011 | RESEARCH

Easy, cheap, efficient as online service often are. Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing (DCGT) represents a big evolution towards personalised medicine. If the phenomenon seems to be unstoppable, the first aim of its present and future developments should be the customers’ benefits. A certified quality of the services provided, a clear communication and a well-structured support to customers should be the critical conditions that could transform those online services in something really important: for the individual’s health and the society as a whole.

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Donata Ramani, Author, SISSA
Chiara Saviane, Author, SISSA

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Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1824-2049

Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 10
Number: 3

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Audience: General Public | Scientists
Discipline: Health and medicine
Resource Type: Mass Media Article | Reference Materials
Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites | Mobile Apps | Online Media