One of the major issues of uninformed testing is the fact that this “genetic testing provides only one piece of information about a person’s health.” (Genetics Home Reference, 2015) Other “genetic and environmental factors, lifestyle choices, and family medical history also affect a person’s risk of developing many disorders” (Genetics Home Reference, 2015) are not accounted for in this test. Other factors such as the ones listed above have a heavy influence in genetic mutations and this test doesn’t account for any of those factors. Without these factor involved interpretation of the results is hard. Even without the external factor considered, the interpretation of the results is difficult. Result of the genetic test are either mailed to the individual or reported over a phone conversation. “Without guidance from a healthcare provider, they [the clients] may make important decisions about treatment or prevention based on inaccurate, incomplete, or misunderstood information about their health.” (Genetics Home Reference, 2015) When uninformed consumer get their results back they may believe that it is a diagnosis rather than a warning to be proactive and
One of the major issues of uninformed testing is the fact that this “genetic testing provides only one piece of information about a person’s health.” (Genetics Home Reference, 2015) Other “genetic and environmental factors, lifestyle choices, and family medical history also affect a person’s risk of developing many disorders” (Genetics Home Reference, 2015) are not accounted for in this test. Other factors such as the ones listed above have a heavy influence in genetic mutations and this test doesn’t account for any of those factors. Without these factor involved interpretation of the results is hard. Even without the external factor considered, the interpretation of the results is difficult. Result of the genetic test are either mailed to the individual or reported over a phone conversation. “Without guidance from a healthcare provider, they [the clients] may make important decisions about treatment or prevention based on inaccurate, incomplete, or misunderstood information about their health.” (Genetics Home Reference, 2015) When uninformed consumer get their results back they may believe that it is a diagnosis rather than a warning to be proactive and