# Investigating the scope of consumer-initiated genetic testing in the US

**URL:** <https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/investigating-the-scope-of-consumer-initiated-genetic-testing-in-the-us/5532>\
**Category:** education\
**Tags:** genetics\
**Created:** [April 28, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/investigating-the-scope-of-consumer-initiated-genetic-testing-in-the-us/5532 "2022-04-28T21:02:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![37aaron](https://discourse.datamethods.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/3/dbc845/32.png) [@37aaron](https://discourse.datamethods.org/u/37aaron)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/investigating-the-scope-of-consumer-initiated-genetic-testing-in-the-us/5532/1 "2022-04-28T21:02:37Z")

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Hey all,

Apologies if this isn’t allowed - feel free to remove if so. I’m new to the community and wanted to share an interesting article on genetic tests and the lack of information needed to make informed choices on genetic testing. Here’s a link: [How the Pandemic Has Paved the Way for Innovative Research Practices](https://soundrocket.com/pandemic-has-paved-the-way-innovative-research-practices-user-experience-study/)