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Genetic risk tests are now widely available, but they aren't always useful – and could even be harmful

  • Written by Emma Kowal, Professor of Anthropology, Deakin University
Genetic risk tests are now widely available, but they aren't always useful – and could even be harmfulPolygenic risk scores currently account for only a small proportion of your total genetic risk.Shutterstock

Genetic testing used to be something that happened in a specialist clinic for those few families that had serious inherited conditions, like Huntington’s Disease or rare cancers.

Now, new genetic tests called “polygenic risk...

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