Genetic Testing

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Human bones found on Jersey Shore beaches ID'd as captain from 19th century shipwreck

People at high risk of breast cancer will have all screening costs, genetic testing covered by insurance in Pennsylvania

Genetic screening results just got harder to handle under new abortion rules

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Black women do not face greater genetic risk of breast cancer, Penn study finds

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Racial disparities still persist in genetic testing for BRCA-related breast cancer

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Genetic testing is helping prevent cancer and changing treatment plans

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How DNA from an ancestry website led to the arrest of a Pennsylvania rape suspect 26 years later

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Consumer genetic testing customers stretch their DNA data further with third-party interpretation websites

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Type 2 diabetes: can it be predicted by a genetic test?

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The at-home health test kits to have on your radar

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23andMe gains FDA approval for colorectal cancer genetic testing

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New Jefferson Health partnership will offer free genetic testing to its employees

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We tested women and men in Pennsylvania for breast cancer genes – only 18 percent knew they had it

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How genetic tests muddy your odds of getting a long-term-care policy

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