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Companies Offering Home Genetic Tests Come Under Fire in US
By Carol Pearson Washington 30 June 2008

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The tests usually require a sample of saliva
A new industry claims to let you peer into your medical future and see what diseases you are likely to get. The industry is at-home genetic testing.

VOA's Carol Pearson has more.

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